August 25, 2022
Creating a Digital Bridge: Lessons and Policy Implications from a Technology Access and Distribution Program for Low-income Job Seekers
October 13, 2021
In the United States, lower income households, significantly less likely to have a computer or internet at home, were disproportionately impacted by the historic job losses in the Spring of 2020. In response, a Seattle-based workforce development nonprofit in partnership with the City of Seattle launched a program called Digital Bridge. The program distributed 197…
Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users: A Comparison Framework for Curriculum and Competencies
April 29, 2021
The City of Seattle’s Digital Equity Initiative provides a roadmap to reach the City of Seattle’s vision to become a more digitally equitable city, where technology’s opportunities equitably empower all residents and communities. The City, in partnership with TASCHA, developed a set of Digital Equity Indicators that helps measure Seattle’s progress in meeting the initiative’s…
Bridging the e-Skills gap in Central and Eastern Europe: The Growth of e-Skills and Employability initiatives in the Newly Expanded European Union
The European Union faces a labor gap that threatens its goal of becoming a world leader in the knowledge economy and challenges social inclusion and economic modernization — especially with the recent admission of ten Central and East European countries. This study examines the relationship between basic ICT skills (or e-skills) and employability, focusing on…
