Digital Inclusions

/ˈdɪʤətəl ɪnˈkluʒən/

Refers to activities necessary to ensure all individuals and communities have access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).  This includes 5 elements:

1) affordable, robust broadband internet service;

2) internet-enabled devices that meet the needs of the user;

3) access to digital literacy training;

4) quality technical support; and

5) applications and online content designed to enable and encourage self-sufficiency, participation and collaboration.

Must evolve as technology advances and requires intentional strategies and investments to reduce and eliminate historical, institutional and structural barriers to access and use technology.