Though broadband Internet adoption has increased throughout California in the past decade, certain communities have still lagged behind: low-income, Latino, and rural households in particular. In an effort to reach these communities, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) announced last week that is launching a [...]
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Former California state Sen. Martha Escutia's eyes welled up with tears recently as she remembered one of her last nights as a USC undergraduate studying public policy in 1979. Escutia, a self-described "scholarship kid from East LA," had a full-tuition scholarship to study law at [...]
Research funded by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) shows that 69 percent of L.A. County residents had broadband Internet access at home, compared to the statewide rate of 73 percent. (That number doesn't include mobile Internet access.) L.A. is getting connected quickly, though: Just [...]
Washington D.C. based non-profit organization Connect2Compete (C2C) is partnering with the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and the Youth Policy Institute (YPI) to increase broadband adoption and digital literacy in California, the three organizations jointly announced today. Read More>>>
For California to remain a beacon of innovation, equality and economic vitality, all residents should have access to affordable high-speed Internet connections wherever they live. Unfortunately, many of the state's rural areas are not adequately served, limiting important services such as telemedicine, remote learning and [...]
According to a survey by the Imperial County Office of Education, the digital divide in Imperial County is nearly 40%, which is one of the highest in the nation. Fortunately, funders such as CETF and Alliance Healthcare are leading the effort to pay closer attention [...]
The Office of Community and Economic Development at Fresno State, in conjunction with campus and regional partners, has been given $600,000 to increase Internet usage throughout the San Joaquin Valley. The money is from the California Emerging Technology Fund's Get Connected program. Through a variety [...]
A non-profit called the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) is using BTOP funding to provide affordable computers, low-cost home broadband connections and digital workforce training for low-income residents and other vulnerable groups in California. CETF works through 19 partners statewide, including non-profits that offer job [...]
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) is pleased to announce that the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and CETF President and Chief Executive Officer Sunne Wright McPeak are being honored as winners of the 2013 Innovations in Networking Awards for Gigabit/Broadband Applications. [...]
"We understand that without computers and computer literacy neither availability nor access will ensure use. It is low use that is at the heart of the digital divide." Earlier this month, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors acted to join other municipalities across the [...]