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Are all young people digital whiz-kids?
by Sue Bennett
27 April 2021 – Emergency Broadband Benefit Webinar (FCC)
“On Tuesday, April 27 starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT, the FCC will host a public webinar to provide information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB).” (FCC)
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Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process (E. Krasnopoler)
“We are looking at a white-ish blue, organically-shaped form radiating from a central point, and surrounded by a rich, flat cyan-blue tone. Little here gives a clue as to what this is—Is it a drawing? A plant? A print?—but a small cursive label at the bottom offers our first clue, Dityota atomaria. This Latin name for a species of algae suggests a scientific origin—perhaps that this is a botanical specimen.” (E. Krasnopoler)
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (FCC)
“We need to use all available tools to get 100% of us connected in this country and this program is an essential part of making that happen.” (Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel)
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Reseña. Ilia Galán Díez, Homo o cyborg politicus: nueva e-política (A. E. Castillo Patton)
“Ninguna duda cabe de que en la actualidad se respiran aires de aroma desconocido en el umbral de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial.” (A. E. Castillo Patton)
28 April 2021: Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium and Virtual Fair (FCC Online)
“The Federal Communications Commission is having a virtual live Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium and Virtual Fair sponsored by the FCC Media Bureau, the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment/Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group and Internet Association on April 28, 2021 from 12 noon – 6:45 pm (EDT).”