WJ: Engaging Stakeholders, the First Step to Creating a Digitally Inclusive Community

When:		Wednesday, April 10, 2013 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Where:		WJ Webex Room (Web conference)

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WebJunction.org is proud to be hosting an engaging discussion of Rhode Island’s digital inclusion stakeholder engagement process. We’ll discuss why Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI) decided it was important to create a process of engaging stakeholders in order to discuss technology access and use. Key collaborators will explain their involvement, how various sectors were engaged, the impact of NTIA funded projects upon the stakeholder engagement process, and how policy recommendations were created and prioritized.

Target audience: Local or state leaders (libraries, community-based organizations, government, business) interested in building digitally inclusive 21st century communities.

Panelists:

* Stuart Freiman, Broadband Program Director at Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
* Howard Boksenbaum, Chief Library Officer for Rhode Island
* Pam Christman, Director of User Support Services at Rhode Island College former Chief Operation Officer at OSHEAN
* Anne Neville, Director, State Broadband Initiative, NTIA

Moderator: Angela Siefer, Digital Inclusion Program Manager at OCLC.