Digital Divide /tags/digital-divide Digital Divide en-US Copyright © 2024 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT St. Louis to expand internet access by adding Wi-Fi to city parks /government-politics-issues/2024-11-04/st-louis-to-expand-internet-access-by-adding-wi-fi-to-city-parks The $2.6 million Wi-Fi installation project aims to broaden access to high-speed internet for residents. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-11-04/st-louis-to-expand-internet-access-by-adding-wi-fi-to-city-parks Ulaa Kuziez St. Louis County Library and TechSTL partner to expand internet access /education/2024-03-04/st-louis-county-library-and-techstl-partner-to-expand-internet-access More than half of St. Louis and St. Louis County residents are without reliable internet. The St. Louis County Library is helping patrons get internet access at home, training included. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-04/st-louis-county-library-and-techstl-partner-to-expand-internet-access Lauren Brennecke New research bolsters broadband access in rural areas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-14/new-research-bolsters-broadband-access-in-rural-areas Missouri S&T engineering professor Casey Canfield shares new research into what it will take to expand high-speed broadband access to rural areas. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:02:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-14/new-research-bolsters-broadband-access-in-rural-areas Avery Lea Rogers Digital divide affects more than half of households in the St. Louis region, says new report /education/2022-04-14/st-louiss-digital-divide-affects-more-than-half-of-households-in-the-region-says-new-report The issue is widespread, but low-income areas often face multiple barriers to adequate internet access. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:19:56 GMT /education/2022-04-14/st-louiss-digital-divide-affects-more-than-half-of-households-in-the-region-says-new-report Kate Grumke Seniors In St. Louis County Can Apply To Get A Tablet — For Free /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-24/seniors-in-st-louis-county-can-apply-to-get-a-tablet-for-free St. Louis County Library Director Kristen Sorth discusses the GrandPad initiative, intended to distribute about 1,500 tablets as part of a Digital Equity Initiative. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:30:44 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-24/seniors-in-st-louis-county-can-apply-to-get-a-tablet-for-free Lara Hamdan Rapid Shift To Remote Learning Shows Gaps In 'Digital Divide' /education/2020-05-15/rapid-shift-to-remote-learning-shows-gaps-in-digital-divide Lynn Weaks doesn’t have internet access at home. A smartphone, she said, “was basically all I had.”Her four children often stayed after school at Ashland… Fri, 15 May 2020 13:17:56 GMT /education/2020-05-15/rapid-shift-to-remote-learning-shows-gaps-in-digital-divide Ryan Delaney Bridging the digital divide: Problems with internet connectivity, technology acute in schools /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-02/bridging-the-digital-divide-problems-with-internet-connectivity-technology-acute-in-schools Smartphones, tablet computers and other internet-oriented devices fill today’s digital age, and yet access to these common technologies is not universal.A… Wed, 02 May 2018 18:46:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-02/bridging-the-digital-divide-problems-with-internet-connectivity-technology-acute-in-schools Alex Heuer, Evie Hemphill