Jun 28, 2021
As the city of Charlotte prepared to become a gigabit city, the Charlotte Digital Inclusion Alliance (CDIA) emerged as a strategic head, responsible for developing a comprehensive plan for digital…
Jun 17, 2021
The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at North Carolina State University is launching digital literacy training statewide, thanks to a $20,000 contribution from North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and CoBank.
Feb 26, 2021
What Comes Next? Without thinking about it last week, I found myself whistling a tune after we finished our Emerging Issues Forum. I know the whistling was partly relief —…
Nov 24, 2020
IEI has prioritized resources, information, and funding for digital inclusion efforts in North Carolina in 2020. The rural faith team is working with congregations facing a spectrum of internet issues:…
Jun 15, 2020
Seth Ervin took the stage at the ReCONNECT to Technological Opportunity forum on February 10 and painted a picture of today’s technological world. “It’s a world barreling towards progress without…
Jun 12, 2020
New partners join the IEI BAND-NC Broadband initiative to launch grant program RALEIGH, NC — The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) is announcing the launch of BAND-NC, a grant program designed to…
Apr 29, 2020
Communities across the state are figuring out how to address issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizations involved in our ReCONNECT to Technological Opportunity forum community cohort have suddenly…
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” –Winston Churchill, 1942 Dear Friends: None…