1. Digital Inclusion Strategic Plan Overview
Department of Community and Economic Development
Digital Inclusion Strategic Plan Overview

2. Salt Lake City Digital Inclusion
INTRODUCTION
Salt Lake City Digital Inclusion
Objective
Establish a guiding principle for digital equity.
The Team
Diane Tran, Special Projects Analyst
Nole Walkingshaw, Civic Engagement and Innovations Manager 1

3. Plan Salt Lake INTRODUCTION
Salt Lake City’s Digital Inclusion Strategic Plan will establish a new “Guiding Principle” regarding digital equity aligned with the Vision found in  Salt Lake City’s “Plan Salt Lake”. 1

4. Digital Inclusion: Definition & Goals
INTRODUCTION
Digital Inclusion: Definition & Goals
Definition
The ability of individuals and groups to access and use information and communication technologies.
Goals
Increase usage and understanding of digital and communications technology
Address potential barriers to digital inclusion
Address the need for digital literacy training
Address the need for access via reliable and affordable devices
Address the need for language & disability accommodations
Develop relevancy and advocacy campaigns within specific communities and populations
Hardware
Relevant Content
& Services
Digital Literacy 1

5. Salt Lake City Community Partners
INTRODUCTION
Salt Lake City Community Partners
A short list of partnerships:
TechHire Utah
State of Utah Broadband Outreach Center
Digital Citizenship Utah, EPIK Deliberate Digital
Salt Lake City library
The Google/NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network) Digital Inclusion Fellowship.
Many more 1

6. White House Tech Hire/ Tech Hire Utah
INTRODUCTION
White House Tech Hire/ Tech Hire Utah
White House TechHire Initiative
Creating Pathways to Quality, Well-Paying Tech Jobs and Meeting Urgent Employer.
"When these tech jobs go unfilled, it’s a missed opportunity for the workers, but it’s also a missed opportunity for your city, your community, your county, your state, and our nation" - President Barack Obama, National League of Cities Annual Conference March 9th, 2015
Grant Applications:
TechHire Utah
Partners: Innovate Educate, Utah Technology Council, Salt Lake City, Pluralsight, Utah Valley University, Salt Lake Community College, Utah Clusters Acceleration Project (UCAP), Consult Net, parallel HR, EMC, Experticity, Vivint, Google Fiber, IM Flash, Comcast
Utah Tech Hire Talent Project
Partners: University of Utah Department of Workforce Services, UAMMI Employer Consortium, Salt Lake City 1

7. Civic Engagement Timeline: 2016
INTRODUCTION
Civic Engagement Timeline: 2016
Early May
May 26- Summer
Early August
Late Summer
Fall
Routing Memo
Draft Summary
Ask about Dept/division influence
Meeting with Library
Digital Services Strategy Team
Tabling & survey community centers, schools, libraries etc. to get a better understanding of needs. Open City Hall topic for broader public input.
Digital Inclusion Summit
2nd Draft of Strategy presented for feedback
Prepare Final Draft of Strategic Plan
Transmittal
to City Council 1

8. Action Plan and Implementation
INTRODUCTION
Action Plan and Implementation
Action Plan
Develop specific strategies to support the guiding principles and initiatives identified in the Digital Inclusion Strategic Plan.
The “Cool Cities” have one…
Portland
On April 6, 2016 Portland City Council adopted the Digital Equity Action Plan
The  Digital Equity Action Plan targets access and adoption gaps for excluded and disadvantaged communities, specifically those with low incomes, older adults, communities of color, people with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency.
Seattle
March 2016 Seattle published their Digital Equity Initiative Action Plan
Digital Equity Action Plan is a collective impact initiative in which organizations from different sectors agree to solve the City of Seattle’s digital gap issue and create social change. 1

9. DI in Other Cities INTRODUCTION Seattle, Washington
Digital Equity Initiative Action Plan
Department of Information Technology
Adopted March 2016
Portland, Oregon
Digital Equity Action Plan
Office of Management & Finance
Adopted April 2016
Kansas City, Missouri
Digital Inclusion Strategic Plan
Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Department
Adopting May 2016 1