Stories How consumers can protect their world against fake news In December 2016, an incident involving a North Carolina man at a pizza restaurant in Washington, DC, showed a violent and unintended consequence of fake news.
Stories At Charlotte’s Geek Fest, the emphasis is on ‘fest’ Imagine the wildest science fair you could possibly attend, a place where you can see everything from stop-motion clay animation to night vision systems on new BMWs. Now imagine that you can talk to the people who invent and work with these tools daily.
Stories Two new Fellows help Charlotte navigate the net A new year for digital inclusion is beginning for a national nonprofit technology leadership organization. Two new fellows—Caché Owens and Margo Scurry–are taking steps towards social justice in Charlotte.
Stories Charlotte educator: devices are just the first step in digital inclusion For a technology educator at West Charlotte High School, distributing low-cost personal computers opens countless doors for students — but devices are just the first step in helping people succeed online.
Stories What the Knight Cities Challenge is looking for in Charlotte A new competition is looking for proposals from Charlotte citizens who have been dreaming about new ways to build community, but don’t really know what to do with them.
Stories Digital Charlotte joins Community Connectivity Initiative in Washington Several North Carolina organizations participated in the 2016 BroadbandUSA “Community Connectivity Initiative” workshop in Washington, DC, positioning Charlotte as a potential pilot city for upcoming projects.
Stories Library launches mobile Wi-Fi hotspot rental program The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library launched a program to lend mobile Wi-Fi hotspots to help the 19 percent of Charlotte residents who lack home Internet access.
Stories Civic hacking keeps the heart of the community pounding Code for Charlotte celebrated the National Day of Civic Hacking with a weekend Hack-a-Thon on June 3-4, 2016. Starting with an analog night, the event had community members kicking it old school.
Stories Two Charlotte Fellows use technology to address social justice Work by the Pew Research Center shows that one third of the American population sees the Internet as irrelevant to their lives, and one third has difficulty navigating the net. Two Charlotte residents want to change all that.
Stories Can we change the future of Charlotte in 48 hours? Do you think people can change the future of Charlotte in 48 hours?
Stories On Beatties Ford Road, a librarian teaches digital literacy in Vietnamese Cam Tu Diep is a librarian at the Beatties Ford Road Regional Branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. At the end of the day, she tutors the Vietnamese speaking community.
Stories EveryoneOn launches itself into the challenge of connecting Charlotte online The leader of a program designed to eliminate the digital divide says Charlotte is not keeping up.
Stories Community unites to make low-cost computers and internet access available EveryoneOn will make low-cost computers, internet access and computer training available at a “Charlotte Internet and Computer Bazaar” scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, at Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church.
