California will receive some of the first federal stimulus money to close the so-called digital divide, but it's angling for much more. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded the first four grants under its State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. The California [...]
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At the Van Nuys Civic Center the California Emerging Technology Fund, an organization concerned with promoting technological awareness amongst “unserved and underserved communities,” held a Technology Fair to stimulate interest in, and awareness of, various technology-based services in the predominantly Latino community of Van Nuys. [...]
Riverbank Wins $1.5M in Onramps to Digital Superhighway Free Internet access, high-tech training for youth and low-cost computers are headed to Riverbank, thanks to a new program meant to bridge the city's digital divide. Riverbank recently was selected - along with communities near San Diego [...]
No Consensus as Deadline Comes for Broadband Stimulus Applications As the first funding deadline for broadband stimulus arrives Thursday, Aug. 20, observers say it's hard to predict what types of grant applications will be submitted, and who will emerge as the players behind the projects. [...]
More computers, more broadband technology and the opportunities that access to the Internet present are coming to the citizens of Riverbank and Stanislaus County. Read More>>>
"Es un programa a nivel nacional que pretende cerrar la brecha entre los latinos y otros grupos, estaremos dando demostraciones sobre todo lo que pueden hacer en línea, como pagar sus cuentas o buscar trabajo", manifestó Raquel Cinat, vicepresidenta de California Emerging Technology Fund. Read [...]
Telemedicine Lets Patients Tune in to Specialized Care San Joaquin General Also a "Hub" For Doctors San Joaquin General Hospital has added highly trained physician specialists in nephrology (kidney disease) and neurology (nervous system) to its list of services without spending the time and expense [...]
The Little Tokyo Service Center in Los Angeles sees its benefit in providing seniors with a pathway to preserve community stories and immigrant experiences on video posts to YouTube, and in enabling partnerships that support small business with e-commerce tools. The "it" is broadband, delivered [...]
UNION Bank sees its value in expanding the pool of customers who bank online. The Little Tokyo Service Center in Los Angeles sees its benefit in providing seniors with a pathway to preserve community stories and immigrant experiences on video posts to YouTube, and in [...]
RACHAEL MYROW, anchor: A new study from the Public Policy Institute of California finds most Latinos in the state still live on the have-not side of the digital divide. Nearly half of Latino households have no computers. More than half no high-speed Internet service. Central Valley Bureau Chief [...]