Digital Inclusion

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Digital Inclusion is an attempt to include all humans into the benefits of an emerging Digital Ecosystem.

Find out how to incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) into digital experiences. When digital experiences are designed to be inclusive, they are accessible to all — people with diverse abilities, people who speak different languages, and people from diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. Inclusion creates a better user experience for everyone. When we consider inclusion from the start of designing digital experiences, we create a wider impact for the products and services we design. https://digital.gov/topics/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/#:~:text=Find%20out%20how%20to%20incorporate%20diversity,

Context

Digital Inclusion must evolve as technology advances. Digital Inclusion requires intentional strategies and investments to reduce and eliminate historical, institutional and structural barriers to access and use technology. The results of Digital Inclusion leads to Digital Equity. What is Digital Inclusion? – The Center for Digital Equity thecenterfordigitalequity.org/what-is-digital-inclusion/

Across the country, community organizations, libraries, local governments, and others have been working to end the digital divide for decades. NDIA brought the community together to create shared definitions, share resources, and gain knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital inclusion is a multifaceted issue that takes time to understand and NDIA is here to help! NDIA started working on digital inclusion in 2015 to support practitioners on the ground. NDIA is a community of digital inclusion practitioners and advocates working collaboratively to craft, identify, and disseminate financial and operational resources for digital inclusion programs while serving as a bridge to policymakers and the general public. https://www.digitalinclusion.org/digital-inclusion-101/

MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/08/... Digital inclusion and equity changes what’s possible WEBMar 8, 2022 · Our topic today is digital inclusion and equity. The pandemic made clear that access to tech isn't the same for everyone. From broadband access to bias and data to who is hired, but... Author: MIT Technology Review Insights

Problems

• Most technology innovators follow the Pareto Principle that, among many other consequences, says that 80% of the gain comes from 20% of the effort. In other words innovators are not interested in the 20% of the market that could consume 80% of the effort. This is not an acceptable solution for any credential of any sort that is needed to access the rights an privileges that every living person deserves from their government.

  At the turn of the Twentieth Century Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, living as a wealthy recluse in Switzerland, was at work on some of the earliest statistical research into what we now call income inequality. By his count, twenty per cent of the population of Italy owned about eighty per cent of the land. He found a similar ratio in another, more eccentric area: twenty per cent of the pea pods in his garden yielded eighty per cent of the peas. Pareto took to describing these imbalances as a "natural law," known as the 80/20 rule." Pareto wanted a pithy term for his s he concept, but "ruling class" was out-it and had been popularized by his arch-rival, the scholar Gaetano Mosca. Instead, he adopted élite, a French word derived from the Latin eligere, which means "to choose." Pareto intended it to be neither a pejorative nor a compliment; he believed that there were élite scholars, er élite shoe, and élite thieves. Under capitalism, they would tend to at be plutocrats; under socialism, they would be bureaucrats.

Demand Your Rights

Everyone person on this planet has rights as described in UN, federal and local law. These rights should not be limited to those with the power to demand them, but to all. It is incumbent on those with power to ensure that all have their rights as someday those in power will lose it, and who will stand up for their rights when that happens.

It is important for people to not only demand their rights as citizen, but also to ensure that all residents that have rights are not disenfranchised by technology. Clarence Darrow is one lawyer that told citizens to demand their rights..

Solutions

• Canada RCMP National Technology Onboarding Program – Transparency Blueprint: Snapshot of operational technologies In 2021, the RCMP’s National Technology Onboarding Program (NTOP) was established to ensure the responsible use of operational technologies by the RCMP and to encourage more public transparency of those technologies. The Transparency Blueprint: Snapshot of Operational Technologies is NTOP’s first publication on its work.
• HHS Secretary Becerra Announces Michigan as First State to Implement Kinship Care Rule On Thursday, March 28, 2024, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announces approval for Michigan to become the first state to implement separate licensing standards for kin caregivers.
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Two Head Start Changes to Serve More Children in Tribal Communities and Children of Agricultural Workers On March 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law provisions giving Head Start programs additional flexibility to serve children in Tribal communities and children of farmworkers. Both of these new provisions ensure Head Start programs can more effectively serve the families for whom they were designed. First, Tribally run Head Start programs will be able to prioritize enrolling children from the Tribe, or who live with Tribal members, regardless of family income. This change will allow Tribal Head Start Programs—which are a precious source of child care and Native language preservation in hundreds of Native communities—to grow to meet the existing demand in their communities without losing federal funding eligibility. In addition, any child who has at least one family member primarily engaged in agricultural employment is now eligible for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start.
• The ITU joined with Open Wallet Foundation to support inclusion. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States and a membership of over 1,000 companies, universities, and international and regional organizations.

  “Digital public infrastructure is key everywhere, but especially in developing countries. We look forward to driving multi-stakeholder collaboration around the development and deployment of globally interoperable wallets that help close the gap between the digital ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.” – Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General.

• Stellar is network for innovators building real world blockchain solutions that create financial access for everyone The Stellar Development Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. We’re building a common financial platform, designed to be open and accessible to everyone. Just as the internet allowed anyone to send an email or create a blog, Stellar now allows people to easily send, save, and receive money, without large fees or hassle.

Other Countries

• Explanation of the accessibility of the eAusweis Check app Austria

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Digital inclusion technology aims to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances, has access to and can effectively use digital tools and the internet. Here are some key aspects:

1. **Access to Technology**: This involves providing affordable and reliable internet access, as well as devices like smartphones, tablets, and computers. In many parts of the world, internet penetration is still low, and even in developed countries, rural areas often lack broadband access¹(https://ctu.ieee.org/what-is-digital-inclusion-the-global-effort-to-bring-everyone-online/).

2. **Digital Literacy**: Beyond access, people need the skills to use technology effectively. Digital literacy includes understanding how to navigate the internet, protect personal information, and use digital tools for education, work, and daily life¹(https://ctu.ieee.org/what-is-digital-inclusion-the-global-effort-to-bring-everyone-online/).

3. **Inclusive Design**: Technology should be designed to be accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. This means considering various needs in the design process, such as screen readers for the visually impaired or voice recognition for those with mobility issues²(https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/digital-inclusion).

4. **Equity in Technology**: Ensuring that underrepresented groups have opportunities in the tech industry is crucial. This includes addressing biases in technology and promoting diversity within tech companies³(https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/08/1046844/digital-inclusion-and-equity-changes-whats-possible/).

5. **Community Support**: Local initiatives and community programs can play a significant role in promoting digital inclusion. These programs often provide training, support, and resources to help people get online and use technology effectively¹(https://ctu.ieee.org/what-is-digital-inclusion-the-global-effort-to-bring-everyone-online/).

Digital inclusion is essential for bridging the digital divide and ensuring that everyone can participate fully in the digital world. Are there any specific areas of digital inclusion technology you'd like to explore further?

Source: Conversation with Copilot, 10/8/2024

(1) What Is Digital Inclusion? The Global Effort to Bring Everyone Online. https://ctu.ieee.org/what-is-digital-inclusion-the-global-effort-to-bring-everyone-online/.
(2) What is Digital Inclusion? — updated 2024 | IxDF. https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/digital-inclusion.
(3) Digital inclusion and equity changes what’s possible. https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/08/1046844/digital-inclusion-and-equity-changes-whats-possible/.