DIGITAL INCLUSION STRATEGY AND PLANNING
Digital Inclusion Roadmap
The Digital Inclusion Roadmap (Roadmap) is a blueprint for ensuring that everyone in Long Beach has equitable access and use of computer literacy training, the Internet, technology devices and other digital inclusion resources and services.
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Digital Inclusion Implementation Plan
The Digital Inclusion Implementation Plan outlines a detailed implementation strategy and key activities for bridging the digital divide and ensuring equitable access to technology and the internet for all Long Beach residents per the Digital Inclusion Roadmap.
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Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Plan
City staff are in the process of identifying potential partners for the Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Plan that will expand the City's fiber municipal network infrastructure. Increased fiber will improve wired and wireless connectivity throughout Long Beach to advance the City's business and functional operational needs, public safety requirements, digital inclusion goals, and economic development goals. The City owns approximately 50 miles of fiber optic cable throughout Long Beach and another 13 miles is currently being built. To ensure that high quality services are available to all areas of the City, it is important to expand capacity and connect all City facilities to the fiber infrastructure network.
Vision
Every individual in Long Beach, regardless of background, neighborhood, or identity has high-quality, accessible, technology resources and services to be civically engaged and socially and economically empowered.
Key Focus Areas
| Capacity | Goal 1: Ensure that computer literacy knowledge and support are designed to meet community members where they are. Goal 2: Expand and create pathways to digital skills to ensure job employability and the ability to participate in society. Goal 3: Empower cross-sector partners to advance digital inclusion through leadership development and capacity building. |
| Connectivity | Goal 1: Promote and expand free and low-cost, high-speed, quality in-home internet services for all communities. Goal 2: Expand the citywide fiber network infrastructure to serve the Long Beach community. Goal 3: Promote and expand public Wi-Fi resources in public community areas. |
| Technology | Goal 1: Ensure access to reliable, secure, and supported Internet-enabled technology devices. Goal 2: Ensure high-quality multilingual technical support for Internet-enabled technology devices, programs and applications. Goal 3: Ensure free community computer labs (e.g. public libraries). |
