Digital Download

Digital Equity Monthly Newsletter

September 2024

The Digital Download is your place for monthly updates from the Colorado Digital Equity team.

Colorado’s Digital Equity Team is a partnership between Colorado’s Office of the Future of Work, the Office of eHealth Innovation, and the Colorado Broadband Office. Staff members from the three offices are working together to advance digital equity across Colorado.

Digital Inclusion Week 2024

Digital Inclusion Week is October 7th to 11th! Digital Inclusion Week (DIW) is an annual week of awareness, recognition, and celebration. In Colorado, we join with organizations and individuals across the country to host special events, run social media campaigns, and share their digital inclusion actions and progress with the media.  

Vote for Colorado's Digital Inclusion Champions!

We’re celebrating and recognizing the people who are on the ground and making a  real different in the digital inclusion space in Colorado! Vote for up to three people and organizations who should be recognized as 2024 Digital Inclusion Champions by October 2nd.

Get Involved this Digital Inclusion Week

• Spread awareness about the digital inclusion work your organization is doing on social media! You can also use our Colorado DIW Social Media Toolkit to share on your social media channels.
• Share our press releases and proclamation! Be on the lookout that week for a proclamation and press release from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.  You are also welcome to create and share your own press releases or a proclamation.
• DIW events throughout the week. Check out our website for events that week. Host your own event and register your event with NDIA.

Digital Inclusion Week Events

• Understanding Colorado’s Digital Inclusion Landscape: Join the Digital Equity team during Digital Inclusion Week for a virtual information session on October 8, from 2:30 - 3:30 pm to learn about digital inclusion in Colorado and how to prepare for capacity funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to form coalitions and create digital equity plans for regions/counties. Register for the Understanding Colorado’s Digital Inclusion Landscape webinar.
• Digital Navigator Community of Practice: Held virtually on October 30th from 8:30 - 10:00 am, with an afternoon option from 4-5:30 pm.  This CoP is for digital navigators and those interested in the work of DNs.  In October we will be focusing on best practices for providing services to individuals with disabilities.  
• Participate in the morning session on Zoom
• Participate in the afternoon session on Zoom

Digital Navigator Corner

New Digital Navigation Host Sites

In September 2023, we were about one month away from the launch of digital navigation services.  Now, in September 2024, there are nearly 70 locations in 11 Colorado counties where community members can access digital navigation services!

New partners include:

• Eloise May Library
• Nyadak Pal Peace Foundation
• Pine River Community Library
• Sheridan Library
• Smoky Hill Library

The counties where services are available:

• Adams County (3)
• Alamosa County (1)...more coming soon!!!
• Arapahoe County (3)
• Boulder County (22)
• Chaffee County (2)
• Denver County (9)
• La Plata County (2)
• Jefferson County (8)
• Lake County (2)
• Larimer County (11)
• Pueblo County (2)

You can find the updated spreadsheet with all locations and the map on the CDLE Office of the Future of Work website. Scroll down to 'Digital Navigator Program' and click 'How can I find a digital navigator near me?'

Request Digital Navigation Services

If you are an instructor, career navigator, case manager, social worker, disability navigator, or anyone who works with community members in need of digital skills, you can request digital navigation services by submitting this request form.  We will connect you with a digital navigator near you.

If you have any questions or would like a presentation about the Colorado Digital Navigator Pilot Program, please email digitalnavigator@state.co.us.

Previous Newsletters

August 2024 Edition

July 2024 Edition

June 2024 Edition

Contact Us

Digital Equity Team

Colorado Dept of Labor & Employment

633 17th Street, Suite 201

Denver, CO 80202