In the previous two blog posts on this “Indiana’s Digital Equity Landscape” series, we looked at home internet adoption numbers and the reasons why specific groups do not subscribe to home internet. Today we take a deeper look at internet…
In our previous post, we talked about paying for home internet for the previous 12 months. This is a key variable when looking at digital equity for several reasons. First, data limits with home internet subscriptions are higher than cellular…
The state of Indiana—like all other states and territories—is in the middle of a digital equity planning process. This plan is required for the state to access future capacity building digital equity funds, that are part of the Infrastructure Investment…
Dr. Indraneel Kumar will be promoted to associate director for the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD), effective September 1, 2023. He has also been with the center since its inception in 2005. Kumar is currently the principal regional planner…
Written by Roberto Gallardo and Benjamin St. Germain. Affordability of home internet service is among the top barriers to reduce the digital divide across the country and in Indiana. In fact, any project funded by the Broadband Equity, Adoption, and…
Join us in making history through contributing to Indiana’s first-ever Digital Equity Plan! In July and August, Indiana’s Digital Equity taskforce is hosting a series of solution sessions to garner public input. So register today for one of the solution…
Whether a county is urban, rural, or somewhere in between is of interest to decision-makers, policy and planning practitioners, and researchers alike. One of the reasons is that many federal programs for urban or rural areas are based on formula…
May 11, 2023, will be remembered in history because the federal government declared the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the U.S. By all means COVID-19 remains a pandemic of epic proportions in recorded history! The pandemic caused…