Technology

It’s no secret that adults aged 50-plus are the Internet’s largest and fastest-growing constituency. And their slow but steady adoption of social networks is allowing them to flex the muscle behind the force. Boomers are able to be active, socially connected, and powerful spenders in retirement like no generation before.

KPLU's Paula Wissel reports on a local Seattle-based organization, Reel Grrls, .

Listen to the report on http://bit.ly/b87WXA

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Technology Adopters in Underserved Youth and Tribal Communities

ZeroDivide was awarded $2,070,399 in two grants from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Vice-President Joe Biden announced the grants as part of 94 Recovery Act investments in federal broadband projects in 37 states.

Click on the following radio interviews to hear ZeroDivide's Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd comment on what the funds mean for communities:

KQED's radio broadcast on California Broadband Projects Get Stimulus Dollars 

KPLU's report on Stimulus Money Funds Film Classes for Girls

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Youth Technology Adopters in Underserved Communities

August 18, 2010 San Francisco, California — ZeroDivide was awarded $1,384,242 by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a new generation of youth technology users within underserved communities in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington states.

ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Increase Broadband Adoption in Native American Tribal Communities

San Francisco, California — ZeroDivide was awarded $686,157 by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to quadruple broadband adoption rates within the 19 Native American reservations that encompass the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association (SCTCA). Current broadband adoption rates for American Indians are the lowest of any ethnic group within the continental United States.

What is BTOP?

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) NTIA administers the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) within three project categories:

Shifting demographic patterns, the pace of technological change, and economic globalization are factors that are shaping the world of work in the 21st Century. The type and style of work has changed. Work is becoming more team-based and more project-based. New organizational structures, leadership and management styles are emerging as a result of the change. Technology intensive and enabled work can be done from anywhere - like The Hub.