Internet, Education, & Overlooked Populations

Mar 6, 2018

5:00pm – 6:00pm CT

Efforts to equalize access to the benefits of technology date back to the Community Technology movement of the 1990s. Yet, as the internet proliferates, groups of people are left behind. Panelists representing often overlooked populations (at-risk youth, Native Americans, and seniors) will discuss how corporate digital inclusion models centered on population-specific partnerships drive significant change. Their perspectives will provide a blueprint for equitable digital inclusion programs.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

photo of Janeen Comenote
Janeen Comenote

National Urban Indian Family Coalition

photo of Kyle Ethelbah
Kyle Ethelbah

University of Utah

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Thomas Kamber

Older Adults Technology Services, OATS

photo of Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski
Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski

Internet Essentials from Comcast

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