News & Events Net Inclusion 2019 Co-Director Greta Byrum will be participating in a breakout session about the 2020 Census at Net Inclusion 2019 in April, a gathering of digital inclusion community practitioners, advocates, academics, Internet service providers, and policymakers.
News & Events Call for Proposals: Digital Decennial Census Risk Assessment The Digital Equity Laboratory and NY Counts 2020, a campaign of the New York Immigration Coalition, is seeking a consultant or consultants to conduct a risk assessment to understand vulnerabilities among different groups, individuals, and organizations emerging from the Digital Census process.
Projects Equity and Digital Privacy in NYC A bill before City Council re-opens questions about how cities can protect residents’ digital wellbeing: Last March, the Digital Equity Laboratory released a report finding that all of New York City’s major consumer internet service providers (ISPs) failed a test of basic disclosure.
News & Events Maya Wiley on FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's Broadband Conversations Series Digital Equity Laboratory Founder Maya Wiley joined Federal Communications Commissioner Rosenworcel to discuss the importance of broadband access in both rural and urban areas, digital equity, and why connectivity is now critical for individual and community success.
Projects What is Digital Equity? — Part I: Communications Resilience When storms and stresses hit our communities, they shine a bright light on embedded inequities — and also networks of mutual support and trust. Families and neighbors are often helping each other through emergencies long before official aid workers appear, and long after they depart.
News & Events Digital Equity Lab Launches in NYC Article by Zack Quaintance at govtech.com: "The effort, based out of The New School, is led by Maya Wiley and addresses equitable models of digital access, digital equity frameworks for online issues, and the ways that smart cities create both benefits and risks for vulnerable communities."
News & Events Digital Equity Lab Symposium 3.20.2018 Over 200 advocates, academics, government actors, and allies attended the launch to move together towards a positive vision of a more equitable digital society. Following is a summary of the day.
News & Events Launch Symposium To support collaboration and strategic intervention to support greater digital equity locally and nationally, DEL hosted its first all-day symposium on March 20, 2018. View a recording of the morning talks from the Launch Symposium.
Projects Take It Or Leave It This report ranks New York City’s major Internet Service Providers based on the degree of privacy control and consent they offer consumers. Our goal is to determine whether New York’s Internet users can exercise choice with regard to data and information privacy.
Working Principles of the Digital Equity Laboratory Technology for Equity Digital Equity means we achieve inclusive and healthy social, economic, educational and civic outcomes for people of all races, incomes, genders and gender identities, and backgrounds. Digital Equity treats technology
