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Invitation to Comment on Hawai`i's Digital Equity Plan - by Oct. 31

10/25/2023

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(Graphic from p. 12 of the Hawai`i Digital Equity Plan)
From the Hawai`i Broadband and Digital Equity Office:
     With the draft of the Hawai`i Digital Equity Plan now complete, Hawai`i residents are invited to provide their mana`o (thoughts) on the plan and recommendations during a 30-day Public Comment Period, which runs from Oct 2 - 31, 2023.  You can share your thoughts through this brief online form.
     "Digital equity" means that all Hawai`i's residents, keiki to kūpuna, have the information technology capacity -- devices, high-speed internet access, digital skills and technical support -- needed to participate fully in our society, democracy and economy, including civics, social and cultural activities, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services.
     The Digital Equity Plan was created to provide a roadmap for achieving digital equity for the nine "covered populations" which are:
  • covered households (income below 150% of the poverty threshold)
  • kūpuna (aged 60 years or older)
  • incarcerated individuals (other than those in a Federal correctional facility)
  • veterans
  • individuals with disabilites
  • individuals with a language barrier (including English language learners and those with low literacy)
  • racial or ethnic minorities
  • rural residents
  • Native Hawaiians
 Read a summary of the strategies (see image below) and objectives here, and the full plan here. Share your mana`o  here .

     How does this relate to Mr. K's? One way is ensuring that electronic  devices and other equipment can be responsibly and accessibly disposed of, including through reuse and recycling. This can be done through Strategy 8, which prioritizes funding and investment policies such as recent e-waste legislation (Act 151), which provides Hawai`i with e-waste recycling at no cost.
Share Your Mana`o on the Plan
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Teknik Informatika link
1/12/2024 04:58:53 am

What is the purpose of the Hawai`i Digital Equity Plan, and how does it aim to ensure digital equity for all residents, from keiki to kūpuna? regard <a href="https://it.telkomuniversity.ac.id/">Telkom University</a>

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Mr. K's
1/13/2024 01:05:22 pm

Aloha, Telkom University,

The Digital Equity Plan was created to provide a roadmap for achieving digital equity for the nine "covered populations," which are listed in the article. You can learn more about how it will achieve its goals in the plan itself (link included in the blog). The plan is long, but it is well written and easy to understand, with beautiful graphics. Well worth the time!

Mahalo!

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