Rep. Daryl Deshotel, R-Marksville This legislation would lead to better access to healthcare, education and quality jobs, said the bill s author, Rep. Daryl Deshotel, R-Marksville.
The Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) program would use over $180 million in federal funds to provide broadband and internet access to 400,000 households in Louisiana.
Private and public service providers would apply to the GUMBO program to receive funding for the creation of broadband infrastructure in unserved communities around the state.
In the past year, the Louisiana Legislature created the Louisiana Office of Broadband and Connectivity as well as provided tax-exemptions on broadband equipment and supplies.
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What’s New in Civic Tech: Baltimore Offers New Internships
Plus, Dayton, Ohio, rolls out a police transparency portal for public info; Howard County, Md., announces a new robust digital equity initiative; and a Florida sheriff’s office deploys tech to find wandering seniors.
May 27, 2021 •
Shutterstock Baltimore is launching a new initiative to place high school interns with tech companies, many of which have a public interest or civic tech focus.
The new internship will span six weeks and include all paid positions. To make it happen, Baltimore is partnering with a local equity-focused workforce coalition called Baltimore Tracks, a computer science education nonprofit called Code in the Schools and the Baltimore public school system itself. In this first year, 12 interns will work at 10 firms from June 28 to Aug. 6.
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Debbie Wertz, DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce
Reliable internet access used to be more of a want than a need. But especially after COVID-19, we realize that it is a lifeline.
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Just a few weeks after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in Florida – early in March, 2020 – the state began to realize that reliable access to the digital world has become a necessity. Education, health care, employment, social services and many other aspects of our lives moved online – all things we suddenly needed more than ever.
But in order to have effective digital access, people need three equally important tools: a reliable broadband connection, the right technology and digital literacy.