Information Technology Making A Difference in Children's Lives
May 15, 2008

Ensuring that children are equipped with the skills they need to compete in the global economy of the 21^st century was the emphasis at the brown bag lunch jointly sponsored by APT and The Children’s Partnership (TCP) on May 15^th. The program featured Ken Kelly, Director of TCP’s Washington Office, who reported on the positive impact of technology for children in areas such as healthcare, workforce development, social services, civic participation and educational achievement, including increased graduation rates and improved test scores. He also noted the gaps in technology access, particularly among low-income, at-risk youth and their families. Like APT, The Children’s Partnership is calling for the establishment of universal broadband as a national goal and the development of new metrics for measuring broadband that are easily updated to reflect evolving speeds.

TCP’s new issue brief Information Technology Making a Difference in Children’s Lives, which was circulated at the lunch and served as the theme for discussion, can be found here.

APT’s report, Achieving Universal Broadband: Policies for Stimulating Deployment and Demand, can be found here.