This resource gathers insights from the SXSW EDU 2021 conference about how education, health care, and entertainment are the three biggest drivers of demand for robust, universal broadband. The various insights acknowledge how smartphones are not adequate devices for education, how a more complete understanding of the digital divide is required to properly address it, and how robust broadband is not a cure-all.

This report from the Benton Institute presents findings from a survey designed to elucidate the roles coalitions have played in supporting digital equity ecosystems in their communities during the magnified challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings may help local communities, organizations, and policymakers understand and address the digital equity challenges related to distance learning, telehealth, economic inequality, social isolation, and racial injustice.