Connected Nation
This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.
The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology. This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards. The podcast also received an Award of Distinction in 2023 and the same in 2022.
Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org.
Connected Nation
The partnership that's providing free wi-fi access in the midst of the pandemic
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with those behind a partnership that’s helping to connect thousands of people across Rhode Island who are stuck in the Digital Divide - in the midst of the pandemic.
Also, we discuss a network of nonprofits that is quietly tackling research and education issues across the country AND explore the ways the pandemic has changed how library systems operate—perhaps forever.
Learn more about the Take It Outside Initiative :
https://www.ri.gov/press/view/39476
Learn more about the Ocean State Libraries’ "Park and Surf" initiative:
https://www.oslri.org/wifi
Learn more about OSHEAN Inc.:
https://www.oshean.org
Learn more about The Quilt:
https://www.thequilt.net