DIGITAL INCLUSION STRATEGY AND PLANNING
Digital Inclusion Roadmap
The Digital Inclusion Roadmap (Roadmap) is a blueprint for ensuring that everyone in Long Beach has equitable access and use of computer literacy training, the Internet, technology devices and other digital inclusion resources and services.
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Digital Inclusion Implementation Plan
The Digital Inclusion Implementation Plan outlines a detailed implementation strategy and key activities for bridging the digital divide and ensuring equitable access to technology and the internet for all Long Beach residents per the Digital Inclusion Roadmap.
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Vision
Every individual in Long Beach, regardless of background, neighborhood, or identity has high-quality, accessible, technology resources and services to be civically engaged and socially and economically empowered.
Key Focus Areas
Capacity
- Goal 1: Ensure that computer literacy knowledge and support are designed to meet community members where they are.
- Goal 2: Expand and create pathways to digital skills to ensure job employability and the ability to participate in society.
- Goal 3: Empower cross-sector partners to advance digital inclusion through leadership development and capacity building.
Connectivity
- Goal 1: Promote and expand free and low-cost, high-speed, quality in-home Internet services for all communities.
- Goal 2: Expand the citywide fiber network infrastructure to serve the Long Beach community.
- Goal 3: Promote and expand public Wi-Fi resources in public community areas.
Technology
- Goal 1: Ensure access to reliable, secure and supported Internet-enabled technology devices.
- Goal 2: Ensure high-quality multilingual technical support for Internet-enabled technology devices, programs and applications.
- Goal 3: Ensure free community computer labs (e.g. public libraries).
