Digital Inclusion Sites

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Digital Inclusion Centers include computer labs, access to high-speed broadband Internet service, a comprehensive training curriculum, and dedicated staff. This initiative is being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as a part of the DC Broadband Education, Training and Adoption (DC-BETA) project. Individuals who successfully complete the introductory digital literacy training course will receive a refurbished desktop computer and one year of free broadband service.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Public Computer Centers provide computer and internet access to the public. Expansion and upgrades to the public computer centers are funded by a American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant awarded to DC Public Library known as the District of Columbia's Community Computing Resources (DC_CCR) program. For more information visit the Connect.DC website: http://connect.dc.gov/</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The District of Columbia Government received over $25 million in federal grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), matched with District equivalent contribution of $10 million to: - Upgrade and expand the District's existing telecommunications infrastructure - Increase broadband adoption rates - Provide technical assistance to local institutions and coordinate stakeholder activities, and - Expand the number of computers and improve the quality of Internet service at libraries and recreation centers throughout the District</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

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