Jump in here on the Digital Inclusion Network to offer your public feedback: [forums.e-democracy.org] Join at: [e-democracy.org] I will make sure the folks working on this, see this discussion topic as it unfolds. If you Tweet about it, the #digitalinclusion hashtag will reach the largest audience. Steve From: Steven Clift > Date: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:32 AM Subject: Proposed US Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities - Your Feedback? To: Please forward far and wide. In addition to these key links: * Building Digitally Inclusive Communities: A brief guide to the proposed framework [www.imls.gov] * Building Digitally Inclusive Communities: A guide to the proposed framework [www.imls.gov] * Proposed Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities: Final Report [www.imls.gov] Also see: [tascha.uw.edu] To discuss the framework publicly, I encourage you to use the ongoing Digital Inclusion Network online community of practice (formerly the DigitalDivide e-mail list): [e-democracy.org] (The "Digital Inclusion Network" perhaps referenced in the report process was different and involved use of a special online site for early draft input.) Cheers, Steven Clift From: Janell Muhammad > Date: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:20 AM Subject: Proposed Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities Dear Colleague, I am pleased to let you know that the first phase of our work on digital inclusion has come to an end and that, with your help, we have published the “Proposed Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities.” Together with the University of Washington Information School and the International City/County Management Association, we provided a platform for libraries, community based organizations and the many publics they serve – to come together and share a vision for digitally inclusive communities. Thank you for the important role you played in this effort and for sharing your expertise about the needs and complexities of local communities. Your perspective helped to ground this work with sound principles and goals that set a foundation for the future. As you know this work was undertaken in response to the National Broadband Plan, which identified the rising costs of digital exclusion in American society. It is clear that public officials have new roles to play to help their communities assess their current capabilities, and to work across institutional boundaries to create, implement and evaluate plans for broadband adoption and use. We hope that a common set of principles, will help business, anchor institutions (schools, hospitals, libraries), public safety and cultural institutions, to work together to fully and effectively realize the value of a digitally inclusive community. During the next few months we will be holding a series of community forums to further develop and test the proposed framework and continue to develop plans for implementation and outreach. We hope that the work we have done together will inspire the development of new tools to help community leaders make strategic investments in public access technology to meet the public’s ever changing information needs. You remain an important part of this process and we hope that you will disseminate the proposed framework among your colleagues, use your blog or other communications networks to talk about your participation in the process and continue to be in touch with us with your thoughts and insights. Here are links to the materials: § Building Digitally Inclusive Communities: A brief guide to the proposed framework [www.imls.gov] (provides a high level summary of the proposed framework) § Building Digitally Inclusive Communities: A guide to the proposed framework [www.imls.gov] § Proposed Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities: Final Report [www.imls.gov] (Provides in-depth details on development of the proposed framework) Press release [www.imls.gov] Sincerely, Susan H. Hildreth