I’m excited to announce that our collaborative final report, co-authored with Dr. Revati Prasad (Benton Institute for Broadband & Society) along with significant contributions from Dr. Caroline Stratton (National Digital inclusion Alliance) and Larra Clark (American Library Association) on the Human Infrastructure of Broadband is out today! The report, titled “From the Ground Up: investing in the Human Infrastructure of Broadband” features findings from our case studies, focus groups, and expert convening with leaders in the broadband and digital equity fields to understand how to sustain this work well into the future.
As we describe on the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society’s website,
“This report looks to the future, bringing together insights from previous research and convenings, to craft recommendations for how we can strengthen and sustain the human infrastructure of broadband.
- Section I presents our recommendations for how to sustain this work going forward, informed by our research and the policy and expert convenings we conducted.
- Sections II and III draw on case studies we commissioned and the three expert working groups we convened to present the dynamics of the human infrastructure of broadband at work.
- We close by reiterating the ongoing, universal need for a human infrastructure of broadband and call on our field to build on the current momentum now.
While we outline potential actions at the national level, we are focused on local and state actions, too.
This report is written for policymakers at all levels of government, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders. We look forward to working with project partners and others on implementing the recommendations to sustain the human infrastructure of broadband even after current federal investments have ended.”