Zerodivide Newsmakers

“Zerodivide” was a concept we always used to describe the aspirational goal of bridging the digital divide while understanding its relationship to the socioeconomic and cultural divides existing in low-income, minority and underserved communities.

Prior to Super Tuesday, activists reached out to immigrant voters in 'unprecedented' ways.

"We are experiencing an unprecedented era of mobilization among immigrant voters," said ZeroDivide Chair, Arturo Vargas, who is also the executive director of the Los Angeles-based National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.

Wireless community networks can be an effective strategy for addressing the digital divide. Many different people and groups are trying to solve the problems in different ways. Approaches range from sharing out no-cost Internet access with stand-alone wireless hotspots to building city-wide wireless networks which are entirely separate from the Internet.

ZeroDivide invests in organizations engaged in creating community networks. Read about ZeroDivide's grantees who are delivering vital resources to the communities they serve in an effort to address the digital divide.