The Long Island Digital Inclusion Coalition (LIDIC) is a collaborative group of Long Island community organizations, libraries, government entities, education institutions and businesses focused on addressing the three “pillars” of the digital divide – internet access, device access, and digital skills – on Long Island.
Long Island's efforts to close the digital divide were covered in a recent article in Newsday. Read here.
Vision
Every Long Islander has access and the skills to take advantage of digital resources needed to thrive in our society and current environment.
Mission
To foster collaboration and innovation among organizations and initiatives working to promote digital inclusion on Long Island.
Goals
- Serve as a hub and resource center for digital inclusion activities on Long Island
- Identify and understand digital inclusion challenges faced by Long Island residents
- Create awareness of digital inclusion challenges and activities on Long Island
- Foster programmatic and service innovation
Organizations Represented
The Long Island Digital Inclusion Coalition (LIDIC) is represented by a cross-section of people and organizations from across Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties), and growing.
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This coalition was created with the help of The New York Digital Inclusion Fund, which aims to increase the number of digital inclusion partnerships across communities throughout New York state to advance digital equity by addressing barriers to digital inclusion. The Fund is supported by Schmidt Futures, and managed by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance.
Founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative that brings talented people together in networks to prove out their ideas and solve hard problems in science and society. The Digital Inclusion Fund builds on broader efforts to promote shared prosperity by making high-speed internet universally accessible and affordable, and to use that increased accessibility to grow access to public benefits.
Contact
For more information, contact Rajiv Lajmi at Rajiv.Lajmi@stonybrook.edu.
