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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Voices for Innovation’s Executive Briefings provide weekly updates on technology policy and news, including highlights from Capitol Hill, breaking tech news, clips of relevant articles from traditional and new media, and a roundup of thought leader quotes and tweets.
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Brad Smith (r) with Titu Sarder at 2019 Inspire Conference Brad Smith is Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer—and, as it turns out, he is also a powerful storyteller. Though Smith has ...
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Partners -Join the #WIC network to be part of a growing trend and part of $1 Billion opp. Listen to @GretchenOHara @vfiorg to learn more. #iamcp #LLTV1 #mready365
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Today is the day for our new VFI webinar featuring @Microsoft leader @GretchenOHara. Join the conversation on AI opportunities, women in cloud and much more: https://t.co/fjBRaIBeeX
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With the holiday shopping rush fast approaching, make sure you take steps to protect yourself and your data when shopping online.
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Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday - a day to support the small businesses that drive local economies. Learn more about the work of our #MSPartners who serve as leaders in their communities. https://t.co/sGnbnLw275
5G may be coming, but we can’t forget about the millions of Americans who have been left behind. Our nation must prioritize closing the #broadband gap. https://t.co/pa6oiSwj4t
In the final segment of our Partner Success Attribute Series, I share why being aligned with @Microsoft's culture is the differentiating factor for MS Partners. #MSPartner #CulturalTransformation https://t.co/c9BB1JlMO6
Farmers can’t adopt new technologies in places that lack #broadband. With our Airband initiative, we're bringing 21st century technology to rural communities, enabling programs like FarmBeats help boost food production and drive economic growth. https://t.co/ueOeLw0BGA
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, available government data indicates that roughly 25 million Americans lack adequate, affordable access to high-speed internet, including more than 19 million people in rural communities. Microsoft connectivity data (...)
The United States leads the world in technology innovation, but this leadership is jeopardized by insufficient support for computer science education in our nation’s K-12 schools. We cannot maintain an innovation-driven economy and prepare students for future success in the digital economy if (...)
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Voices for Innovation (VFI) is a Microsoft supported community of technology professionals and everyday Americans who help advance technology, IT job growth, and businesses of all sizes. As empowered citizen advocates, we work together to shape public policies for our 21st century digital economy and society.