Erica Swanson from Google Fiber spoke at Tinder Foundation's Digital evolution 2013 conference on 4th December.

1. Digital Inclusion v1:
Our Approach &
Lessons Learned
Erica Swanson
Digital Evolution Conference, Dec. 13
Twitter: @GoogleFiber
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2. “Google’s mission is to organize the
world’s information and make it
universally accessible.”
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3. It began with an idea….
America needs ultra highspeed, ubiquitous
connectivity.
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4. (Yes, yes, I know.)

6. Back to that idea…
American loved it.

7. Google Fiber is now in 4 cities.

8. So what is Google Fiber?
Fiber to the home. (“Last mile”)
Symmetrical Gigabit. (100x faster
than today's average offerings.)
User-focused TV experience
delivering hundreds of channels.
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9. In Kansas City, residents can choose
from one of three product offerings.
Gigabit + TV
$120/mo
Gigabit Internet
$70/mo
Free Internet for 7 years
$300 construction fee
(or $25/mo x 12months)

10. + Free Gig connections to
community anchor institutions

12. Page

13. Screenshot taken Friday at noon
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15. By Monday…

16. What have we learned & what are we
And we also know it? to reach them.
doing about HOW
To close the digital divide, we must:
Provide access to affordable connectivity
Provide access to affordable computers
Help people learn digital skills
Help people see the relevance of the Web
working in
collaboration
with partners

17. We partner to deliver high-impact
trainings, drive awareness with events.

18. Our Community Leaders Program is
a scalable train-the-trainers model.
1:1 help for new
Internet users

19. We launched a $1M Digital Inclusion Fund for
local projects that close the Digital Divide.

20. Visit
googlefiberblog.blogspot.com
Tweet
@GoogleFiber
Contact
Erica Swanson
eswanson@google.com
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