Voices of the Community

The Digital Divide - Have & Have Nots - How Digital Skills Changes Lives

Episode Summary

This episode was first broadcast on KCSF in 2016. In the epicenter of the Tech Startup and estimated one hundred thousand San Franciscans don't have broadband and fifty thousand of them access the internet through dial-up service.

Episode Notes

Our show on the Digital Divide features fellow community members and organizations that are working to provide support and solutions to the digital inequality of people who do not have the resources and access to technology. We also discuss solutions to address the discrepancy between those who have the skills, knowledge, and abilities to use the technologies and those who do not.

In this episode, we feature the voices of:

• Kami Griffiths Executive Director of the Community Technology Network http://bit.ly/2M6Z1Og
• Kevin Cohen, Digital Skills Trainer for the Community Technology Network http://bit.ly/2LJfMzR
• Jose Muton, a Digital Learner at the Raphael House http://bit.ly/2GqtO50
• Sophia Selassie, Career Development Manager at Raphael House, And
• Carla Mays, Founder of Mays Civic Innovation http://bit.ly/2M6vd49

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