Can San Antonio Bridge The 'Digital Divide'?

By Kim Johnson

Published May 1, 2017 at 8:25 PM CDT

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Digital inclusion is a goal for the City of San Antonio and local entities including the San Antonio Housing Authority, Goodwill and TechBloc.

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The city of San Antonio ranks in the bottom third for internet access of cities with more than 100,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2013 AMERICAN CONSUMER SURVEY (COURTESY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS)

One in four San Antonio households do not have access to the internet.

Low-income and rural communities are more prone to suffer from the "digital divide" — a disparity in access to technology and the internet — which exacerbates economic, social and political imbalances.

Internet access is essential to making progressin our personal lives and all areas of community development. What efforts are being made locally to ensure high-speed access to knowledge and opportunity for all San Antonio residents?

Guests:

Richard Milk, director of policy and planning for the San Antonio Housing Authority
Leilah Powell, chief of policy to City of San Antonio Mayor Ivy R. Taylor
David Heard, CEO of TechBloc
Jordana Barton, senior advisor for community development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - San Antonio Branch

For more information on ConnectHome, email connecthome@saha.org and for questions regarding San Antonio's Digital Inclusion Alliance, email digitalinclusion.sa@gmail.com.