It's Time To Connect the Rest of America
High-speed broadband is a vital part of our 21st-century infrastructure, but more than 19 million rural Americans don’t have adequate access—and as many as 162.8 million Americans don’t access the internet at broadband speeds. You can help close the digital divide and connect more Americans to educational, employment, and business opportunities to keep our economy growing.
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COVID-19 Work from Home Resources
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans—and many more worldwide—are now working from home. For many, this is a period of enormous stress and adjustment. Fortunately, a wealth of online resources, ...
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Microsoft is lending our support to this initiative to help New York meet the challenges of fighting COVID-19. This is a time for industry to come together with government to tackle this crisis. https://t.co/7dV3ubkt6U
Our youth need broadband access to achieve their American Dream. New research from partner @4H highlights the importance of @Microsoft's mission to close the broadband gap. Learn more: https://t.co/jNuc07Hl08
The #FemaleFoundersComp continues to make strides in funding women-led enterprise tech startups. I'm inspired by the innovation of these 20 incredible finalists and can't wait to see their creative ideas! @M12vc #WomenInTech https://t.co/alFA7aePx9
With the same commitment to #datasecurity and #dataprivacy #MSFTAdvocate #Microsoft @Archive360 https://t.co/xN18gmG2Ql
How is @Microsoft supporting tech professionals in the wake of COVID-19? Read on: https://t.co/1LIzCOqGhp
Important @BuzzFeedNews article lists philanthropies helping feed people during this Covid-19 crisis. Proud that Microsoft was a seed funder for one of those profiled, the @SeattleFdn fund which keeps growing as the need does. https://t.co/lcciBuvR1T
"Its executives, with headquarters just a few miles from one of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, were among the first to confront the impact." Learn more about @Microsoft's response: https://t.co/qnk9fbELYi
#ICYMI: @Microsoft is on track to meet its target of expanding high-speed internet to 3 million Americans living in unserved areas and closing the #broadband gap. Read more: https://t.co/2Ygqw4TXNo
Want to learn how you can help shape the next generation of tech innovators? Save the date for our 4/8 webinar highlighting the @TEALSProgram. #STEM #CSEd
Why can't every day be #InternationalWomensDay? Let's continue talking about the women, and resources, that empower #WomenInTech to break down gender barriers and create a path to the boardroom! #EachforEqual #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/f5r1nV9YJT
Thank you Congress for passing the Broadband DATA Act. We’re eager to see it signed into law & implemented by the @FCC. This bill will be a big help in ensuring we have better data to address the rural broadband gap. #digitaldivide
March is #WomensHistoryMonth.👩
Get to know the incredible accomplishments of these Nobel Prize-winning women who changed science: https://t.co/NsCWSm7Hia
Chairman @AjitPaiFCC's recent vote to move forward with rulemaking to help close the #broadband gap, could change the lives of millions of Americans. Read on for the VFI community's response to this important action and take a look at the road ahead. https://t.co/aXoFur24G3
Proud to be a @vfiorg Task Force Advisor - https://t.co/YwzALAki8g #TVWS #CloudAct #advocacy #Microsoft #Broadband
Save the Date: On 4/8 VFI will be hosting a webinar highlighting @TEALSProgram, a program that links tech volunteers with high school teachers to help students learn valuable CS skills. Learn how you can shape the next generation of innovators! https://t.co/mk04Ogjvte
Voices for Innovation on Capitol Hill
Voices for Innovation members came to Washington, DC to meet with their members of Congress and the House Small Business Committee and advocate for 21st century technology policies.
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Technology Brings Internet to Underserved Communities Though the United States is a global technology leader, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 2019 broadband report indicates that more than 21 million Americans lack access to high-speed internet, including nearly 17 million people in rural communities. (...)
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Voices for Innovation (VFI) is a Microsoft-supported community of technology professionals and everyday Americans committed to advancing discussions about the most important technology policies. As citizen advocates, we champion public policies that foster innovation, support business growth, and enable technology to address societal challenges.