Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Connecting the Dots: Linking Broadband Adoption to Job Creation and Job Competitiveness

Connecting the Dots: Linking Broadband Adoption to Job Creation and Job Competitiveness, a report prepared by the National Urban League Policy Institute in partnership with Time Warner Cable Inc. Research Program on Digital Communications. Washington, D.C., Winter 2012.

From the report: “This report focuses on how to connect broadband adoption to job creation and job competitiveness in a way that is targeted, efficient and results-driven -- this is not a theoretical effort or a magic bullet solution, but rather, a collection of practical ideas that brings together all the elements of success like workforce training, facilitating private enterprise development and modernizing the STEM education pipeline. Our report includes case studies from Urban League affiliates that have implemented some of these ideas…. Findings: …

  • Close broadband adoption gaps by linking it to jobs: Segment of African American population with low adoption has the most interest in using broadband for jobs -- 77% of African Americans and 17% of white American high school dropouts used broadband to search for jobs in 2009.
  • African Americans are underrepresented in broadband jobs and businesses: African Americans were 8% of broadly-defined STEM occupations in 2010 and made 0.23% of revenues in information sector businesses in 2007. Broadband adoption can be leveraged to change this." Read more
See also
Connecting the Dots: Linking Broadband Adoption to Job Creation and Job Competitiveness, Executive Summary. National Urban League Policy Institute in partnership with Time Warner Cable Inc. Research Program on Digital Communications. Washington, D.C., Winter 2012.