Digitally Invisible with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Hartford Public Library, Downtown Library

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02/13/2025 05:30 PM 02/13/2025 07:00 PM America/Anguilla Digitally Invisible with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee Today, healthcare, education, and jobs are all online. Where does that leave the billions of people around the world without internet access? In "Digitally Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass," author Nicol Turner Lee tells personal stories from across America – including two from Hartford – that uncover the challenges faced by communities without internet access. Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, Director of the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation, joins us on Digital Learning Day to reveal how the global digital divide is affecting our community and the world – and how closing the gap will increase America’s competitiveness on the global stage. In partners... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/hartford/events/hartford-public-library-downtown-library/digitally-invisible-with-dr-nicol-turner-lee-388132?ref=uceaddevent Hartford Public Library, Downtown Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103

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Today, healthcare, education, and jobs are all online. Where does that leave the billions of people around the world without internet access? In "Digitally Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass," author Nicol Turner Lee tells personal stories from across America – including two from Hartford – that uncover the challenges faced by communities without internet access. Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, Director of the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation, joins us on Digital Learning Day to reveal how the global digital divide is affecting our community and the world – and how closing the gap will increase America’s competitiveness on the global stage. In partnership with the Hartford Public Library. The Details What: Conversation and book signing When: Thursday, February 13th | 5:30PM – 7:00PM Where: Hartford Public Library, Downtown branch Tickets: Free | RSVP required Learn more and register at ctwac.org/event Sponsored by Infosys Foundation USA Book signing hosted by the Barnes & Noble UConn Hartford Bookstore

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