What’s New in Civic Tech: The State Digital Equity Scorecard Plus, Michigan announces $15.3 million boost to grants for projects that improve resident connectivity, San Jose, Calif., launches a community-built platform to connect youth with mental health services, and more. July 22, 2021 • The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has launched the State Digital Equity Scorecard, which offers information about the work being done by individual states, benchmarking goals and best practices for states working on digital inclusion. This new score — which the NDIA developed in partnership with Microsoft and the National Skills Coalition — assesses participating states based on a set of six criteria: data on digital skill needs; comprehensive planning to address digital skill gaps; online digital skills training; incumbent worker training funds; technology apprenticeships and digital equity within state broadband plans.