The latest iteration of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) takes aim at several obstacles limiting edtech’s ability to transform teaching and learning.

The U.S. Department of Education’s plan focuses on ways K–12 stakeholders can use ed tech to improve students’ access to educational opportunities through learning experiences. Rebecca Torchia is a ...

Digital equity—ensuring everyone has equal access to the internet and the technologies our modern society is built on, regardless of economic status or geographic location—has never been more ...

This week in “What’s New in Digital Equity” — our weekly look at government digital equity and broadband news — we have a number of interesting items, which you can jump to with the links below: The U ...

Despite worldwide advances in digitization over the past decade, many people are still excluded from the digital economy and miss out on the opportunities it provides. This exclusion, referred to as ...

Today, almost a quarter of Australians are digitally excluded. This means they miss out on the social, educational and economic benefits online connectivity provides. In the face of this ongoing ...

Technology is reshaping healthcare, but its transformative power to dispel health inequities will only be realized if leaders address a critical challenge: the digital divide. From basic internet ...

Well-designed digital solutions have the potential to alleviate the impacts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) and address FCV-related risks and drivers that undermine economic and social ...

The federal government has a war chest of funding to connect every American currently on the sidelines of our connected digital world. Will it be enough? David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile ...

The 2030 deadline for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is fast approaching. We need fresh, bold ideas if we are to attain sustainable development for all. It is clear ...