In this episode, Jessica Dine, Policy Analyst at New America’s Open Technology Institute and Wireless Future Project, joins Gary Bolton, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, to unpack New America’s recent report, Exploring Paths to a U.S. Digital Skills Framework. With billions being invested in broadband deployment and adoption, the lack of a national standard for defining and measuring digital skills poses a major risk to impact. Jessica outlines two strategic options: adapting proven international or institutional models or developing a data-driven framework tailored to the U.S. landscape. Tune in to explore why this work is urgent and how it could advance digital inclusion and policy effectiveness nationwide.

With Special Guest:

Jessica Dine, Policy Analyst at New America’s Open Technology Institute and Wireless Future Project

Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 256 - Defining Digital Readiness: What Broadband Leaders Need to Know Now

DEC 3, 202534 MIN
Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 256 - Defining Digital Readiness: What Broadband Leaders Need to Know Now

DEC 3, 202534 MIN

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In this episode, Jessica Dine, Policy Analyst at New America’s Open Technology Institute and Wireless Future Project, joins Gary Bolton, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, to unpack New America’s recent report, Exploring Paths to a U.S. Digital Skills Framework. With billions being invested in broadband deployment and adoption, the lack of a national standard for defining and measuring digital skills poses a major risk to impact. Jessica outlines two strategic options: adapting proven international or institutional models or developing a data-driven framework tailored to the U.S. landscape. Tune in to explore why this work is urgent and how it could advance digital inclusion and policy effectiveness nationwide. With Special Guest: Jessica Dine, Policy Analyst at New America’s Open Technology Institute and Wireless Future Project