The Digital Divide and Our Economic Competitiveness
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The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to and full adoption of technology and those who do not. It is both a symptom and a cause of social inequity and affects all generations in both rural and urban communities. Join this session to learn about the digital divide and how your organization can be a driver for change.
Moderator: George Zuo, PhD candidate in economics, University of Maryland
Panelists
- Lindsey Parker, Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia
- Debra Berlyn, President & CEO GOAL (Get Older Adults onLine)
- Kevin Brown, Principal, Digital Transformation and Intelligent Automation Practice, EY
About the Racial and Social Equity Webinar Series
The Greater Washington Board of Trade’s Racial and Social Equity Webinar Series will provide business leaders across the region the knowledge and tools they need to build more diverse, inclusive, and equitable organizations. It will help leaders identify drivers of inequity and injustice and take concrete steps towards being agents of positive change.
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