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Digital Download
Digital Equity Monthly Newsletter
September 2024
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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.
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 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.
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Get Involved this Digital Inclusion Week
Digital Inclusion Week Events
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Contact Us
Digital Equity Team
Colorado Dept of Labor & Employment
633 17th Street, Suite 201
Denver, CO 80202
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