1. National Summit on Digital Equity & Economic Inclusion:
From Compliance to Impact
May 14-15, 2019
NEA
Washington, DC
Thanks to NEA for hosting, our sponsors for financing, our partners for encouraging participation, our presenters, panelists, facilitators and recorders for guiding and informing us, and YOU for joining us bith here and via live-stream!

2. Welcome and Thanks! Deepest thanks to NEA for hosting us all
Our sponsors for making the summit possible
Our partners for helping get the word out
The Internet Society for kindly live-streaming this
Our presenters, panelists, workgroup facilitators and recorders,
Our resource showcase partcipants for showing you that solving the digital divide is feasible right here, right now,
and, of course:
YOU for participating with us in person and via live-stream
44% of households earning <$30,000 year lack home broadband
46% of these households lack a home computer
26% are “smartphone-dependent” even for homework and job applications where a full keyboard would boost productivity dramatically
24% of low-income households have only one Internet-capable device, compelling device sharing across all family purposes and potential users.
Meanwhile, employers almost universally rely on online job announcements and applications to meet labor demand, even for non-living wage jobs.

3. Historic Moment We’re now in a historic moment when
Banks and foundations have unprecedented opportunity to invest in digital equity at scale
Challenge is to define “digital equity”
Is it just “cheap boxes and wires”?
Or can and should it encompass more so investments will be impactful?

4. Key Challenges
Develop a shared definition of “systemic digital equity”
Address
Research agenda and initiative
Aligning education foundations’ and banks’ CRA investments
Fostering national network of statewide initiatives – digital eqity for economic inclusion in LMI areas
Sustaining funds for local tech & librarian support for LMI learners
Improving collaboration among DE and EI resource providers
Assisting banking and educational system leaders at scakle to develop win-win-win funding partnerships
<10% of school districts report that all students have access to non-shared devices at home
5 million school-age children lack home broadband
Mostly in low-income families and
Also in rural areas where broadband is non-existent or expensive
Low-income families are 4 times more likely to lack home broadband
Meanwhile:
Nearly 50% of students say unable to complete homework due to lack of home access to broadband and a computer
90% of teachers assign homework requiring Internet use at least several times each month
To put it in context: let’s see this short clip.

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Next Steps
After Barry Wides’ keynote address, hought-provoking informal panel discussion and framing remarks
Workgroups, each addressing one of the key challenges
Better define the problem
Develop proposed solutions
Recommend strategies for making them happen
Resource showcase: learn about compelling digital equity & economic inclusion resources
Evening panel – “no more one-legged stools” – integrating digital equity, economic inclusion & educational opportunity
Closing press conference on EBS policy for affordable rural broadband
We’ll emerge with several proposed national strategies for action
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6. Now we can start the show!
Delighted to introduce Krista Shonk, vice president for regulatory compliance policy for the American Bankers Association. She’ll be introducing our keynote speaker, Barry Wides.
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