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To:
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Kendra Proctor
202-456-5334
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Danielle Frazier
202-619-8000
March 15, 2000
Susan Wachter
Assistant Secretary
Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
Dear Susan,
Roz Greenstein and I have been working on the papers and transcribed discussion from the
Chairman's Roundtable held at the Lincoln Institute last November.
I am enclosing a copy of your paper as edited and reformatted, and ask you to review the entire
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We will be sending you complimentary copies of the report when it is published in June.
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Cities and Regions: Findings from the 1999 State of the Cities
Susan M. Wachter
Assistant Secretary
Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, DC
Cities across the country are demonstrating new vitality and showing marked improvement in
fiscal conditions, service delivery, and quality-of-life indicators. As a result of policy changes in
cities and a booming national economy, most cities are experiencing a strong fiscal and economic
recovery. Although unemployment remains higher in cities than in suburbs, economic expansion
has decreased the unemployment rate more in central cities (from 8.5 to 5.1 percent) than in
suburbs (from 6.6 to 3.7). Similarly, although poverty has remained higher in cities than suburbs,
the share of central city residents below the poverty line has come down 2.7 percentage points to
18.5 percent. This is twice the decline in suburban poverty. Moreover, wage growth of 6.9
percent in cities (from 1991 to 1996) outpaced the 5.2 percent wage growth in suburbs over the
same period. Nonetheless, too many central cities are still left behind and continue to face the
challenges of population decline, loss of middle-class families, slow job growth, income
inequality and poverty.
Overall suburban population growth continues to far outpace central city growth. The top 50
central cities experienced population growth of only 2.6 percent from 1990 to 1996, as compared
to 10 percent growth in their suburban counterparts during the same period. However, and more
importantly, the massive draining of population from large central cities after the 1970s appears
to have reversed. Large cities serve as the example here, with the top 30 cities losing population
at a -5.7 percent rate from 1970 to 1980. However, from 1990 to 1994 the same large cities saw
population increases of 0.9 percent. In all, two-thirds of central cities increased in population
between 1980 and 1996.
The continuing challenges that face central cities, along with emerging problems in the suburbs,
have brought us to an historic moment of agreement on a common urban-suburban agenda. The
interests of city and suburban residents are rapidly converging in support of healthy metropolitan
economies and better approaches to growth. Investing in central cities and implementing regional
solutions at the local level are key to creating competitive metropolitan economies and livable
communities for the new century.
Many Cities Left Behind
Despite the positive news, many cities are still being left behind, as evidenced by three
indicators. First, serious population declines continue to plague about 20 percent of our nation's
539 central cities. A total of 116 central cities lost five percent or more of their residents from
1980 to 1996, and 57 cities-more than 1 in 10-lost 10 percent or more of their population.
Most of those cities losing population are small or mid-sized.
Second, unemployment rates remain unacceptably high for 17 percent of central cities. High
unemployment-50 percent or more above the national rate-affects 17 percent of central cities.
Ninety-five central cities and the District of Columbia had jobless rates of 6.75 percent or higher
in 1998, compared to an average rate of 4.5 percent nation-wide in 1999. Furthermore, 64 cities
had rates of 7.9 percent or more (75 percent above the national rate) and 37 cities had rates of 9
percent or more (100 percent above). Even in cities with low overall unemployment, pockets of
high joblessness occur.
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Third, stubborn poverty persists in one-third of our central cities, and even in cities with lower
rates, poverty remains concentrated in selected urban neighborhoods. Poverty rates of 20 percent
or higher can be found in 170 central cities, most of which are small or mid-sized, in 34 states
and the District of Columbia, In 30 cities, the poverty rate is estimated to be 30 percent or higher.
These high poverty rates tend to reflect structural barriers to participation in the changing
economy, such as a large skills gap in the workforce and severely blighted parts of the city that
have trouble attracting investment, even when market potential exists.
The Suburban Problem
Some older suburbs are experiencing problems once associated with urban areas-job loss,
population decline, crime and disinvestment. Simultaneously, many suburbs are straining under
sprawling growth that creates traffic congestion, overcrowded schools, loss of open spaces, and
other sprawl-related problems, including a lack of affordable housing.
For example, in the 1990s, 90 percent of Minneapolis' inner-ring suburbs gained poor children at
a faster rate than Minneapolis itself. Six of the 10 communities in the San Francisco Bay Area
with the highest poverty rates are inner-ring suburbs surrounding the bay. In four Atlanta
suburbs, the growth in median family income between 1960 and 1990 lagged behind income
growth in the central city.
The costs associated with sprawl
Researchers at Rutgers University have studied the costs of sprawl extensively, and have
concluded that pursuing strategies to facilitate greater growth in developed communities would
generate savings by decreasing the consumption of developable land and increasing land
available for recreation, By growing smarter, communities could reduce traffic congestion and
the nation could save billions of dollars every year in spending for roads, sewers, water and other
vital infrastructure. The broader costs associated with sprawl include:
Public capital and operating costs. Sprawl drives up total spending on roads, bridges, sewers
and other public capital because existing networks have to be extended further and because
new systems, typically underutilized, must be constructed at high cost. Road costs are 25 to
33 percent higher and utility costs are 18 to 25 percent higher in communities marked by
sprawl than in sprawl-free communities. Municipal and school district operating costs are 3
to 11 percent higher in sprawling developments.
Loss of open space and sensitive environmental land. Sprawl encroaches on forests, coastal
areas and fragile natural habitats, and threatens native wildlife.
Degradation of air and water quality, Current patterns of development exacerbate air and
water pollution problems by increasing the number of miles that commuters drive,
exacerbating air pollution, and causing runoff pollution by increasing paved surface areas.
One study, for example, found that residents on the sprawling fringe of the Denver metro
area used 12 times as much gasoline as those in Manhattan (Newman and Kenworthy 1989,
27). This extra driving results in emissions of carcinogenic and toxic air pollutants as well as
soot and other compounds that cause respiratory disease and ugly smog. Another study found
that reducing sprawl in New Jersey would decrease the amount of new paved area needed by
30 percent, resulting in a 40-percent reduction in the amount of water pollution caused by
stormwater runoff (Burchell et al. 1992).
Travel costs. Because of our development patterns, Americans are driving more. Between
1983 and 1990, the average miles traveled annually per person in the United States rose by
19 percent; vehicle miles traveled went up even faster, by 37 percent (Burchell 1999, 6).
That means Americans now spend the equivalent of almost two waking hours every day
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driving somewhere in their cars (Benfield et al. 1999, 130). Persistent traffic jams used to be
a problem in a handful of cities such as Los Angeles and New York. Now congested
freeways are a national epidemic. An index developed by the Texas Transportation Institute
indicates that congestion worsened in 47 of 50 major U.S. cities from 1982 to 1991 (Burchell
1999, 6). Concerns about traffic are not coming only from people who must commute.
Increasingly, employers too are worried about long and enervating commutes for their
workers and the negative impact of traffic on the capacity to fill suburban jobs
(Transportation Research Board 1998, 4). Members of the average suburban household drive
3,300 more miles than their central city counterparts-about 31 percent more annually. That
additional driving amounts to an additional $753 per year per household in transportation
costs. Assuming an average driving speed of 30 miles per hour, suburban residents spend 110
more hours behind the wheel each year than their urban counterparts-almost 3 full weeks of
work.
Poverty concentration and job mismatches
The out-migration of middle- and upper-income Americans from central cities has left behind
concentrations of poor people and has sapped once-thriving areas of their economic vitality. A
study of the changes in metropolitan area settlement patterns between 1980 and 1990 found that
metropolitan areas in which central city poverty was more concentrated in particular census
tracts suburbanized faster than metropolitan areas in which central city poverty was less
concentrated. For example, if Chicago's poverty population in 1980 were one-half as
concentrated as it actually was, the Chicago metropolitan area would have suburbanized at a rate
19 percent slower than it actually did from 1980 to 1990 (Jordan et al. 1998). Rapid development
outside of central cities has created a mismatch between where many potential workers live and
where new jobs are located. Moreover, shortages of affordable housing in growing suburban
areas compound job mismatches, as rental increases price poor workers out of growing areas
with better job opportunities.
Public transit is frequently not designed to carry central city residents to suburban jobs. In
Boston, researchers studying entry-level job openings found that welfare recipients using transit
would, after a one-hour commute, still access only 14 percent of the jobs in the region's fast-
growth areas. In Atlanta, less than one-half of the region's entry-level jobs are located within a
quarter mile of a public transit route, and almost no jobs are accessible by transit in job-rich
Cobb and Gwinnett counties (Benfield et al. 1999, 125). In addition, a significant share of central
city residents does not have cars to access those suburban jobs.
Decline in the sense of community
Sprawl-affected suburbs contribute to the loss of a sense of community because of their leapfrog
development patterns, segregated land uses, reliance on automobiles, and lack of a central
community focal point. Studies show that people living in sprawling developments gather less
often in public places and feel less responsible to one another and to their shared surroundings
than residents of more dense communities.
As in central cities, disinvestment is creating blighted areas and sapping inner-ring suburban
communities of their economic vitality. The pattern of disinvestment from within indicates how
interconnected the entire region is on the revitalization of our central cities. The marketplace
which "throws away" the old in favor of the new creates a consistent movement away from the
middle-the center city. As the urban-like challenges of suburbs continue to mount, it is clear
that replacing communities for "newer and better" does not eliminate problems. Rather, the
problems of poverty, population loss, crime and lagging economic vitality will continue to follow
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new communities to the urban peripheries until an approach is adopted that refocuses on the
revitalization of the center cities.
The Need for a Regional Approach
There is an emerging consensus on the need for joint city-suburb strategies to address sprawl and
the structural decline of cities and older suburbs. We now have an historic opportunity for
cooperation between cities and counties, urban as well as suburban, to address the challenges
facing our metropolitan areas. In 1998, more than a dozen governors from both parties addressed
growth issues in their "State-of-the-State" or inaugural addresses. In 1999, more than 30
governors echoed these suggestions in their annual addresses (Benfield et al. 1999, 91).
There is also a new readiness among local leaders to forge a common agenda across historical
divides, A May 1999 survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors asked leaders of 93 central cities
and 66 suburbs to identify the most important challenges facing their communities. The
responses make clear that sprawl is creating strains for many suburbs: indeed, 74 percent of
suburban officials identified "limiting the negative effects of sprawl on the community" as a
challenge affecting their community. The specific problems associated with sprawl were also
cited as important challenges. For example, 91 percent of suburban officials listed "cutting traffic
congestion on roads and highways" as their top challenge-far more any other challenge cited.
Eighty percent listed "protecting the environment as the community grows," and 75 percent cited
"avoiding overcrowding of schools."
The U.S. Conference of Mayors survey dramatizes a new willingness to cooperate, More than 96
percent of officials from both central city and suburban jurisdictions (cities and counties) agreed
or strongly agreed that "the long-term health and vitality of our region depends on greater
cooperation among cities and suburbs." More than 95 percent of both groups of officials agreed
or strongly agreed that "my city's/county's long-term interests are tied to the future of the
surrounding region." Likewise, more than 96 percent of both groups agreed or strongly agreed
that "there should be more urban-suburban and central city-county cooperation." More than 91
percent of officials agreed or strongly agreed that "the problems of cities and suburbs are closely
interrelated in our region." And, more than 81 percent of both groups agreed or strongly agreed
that "the competitiveness of our region is directly tied to the economic strength of our urban
core."
The officials surveyed also agreed on the appropriate roles for different players in bringing about
this regional cooperation. More than 95 percent of both groups of officials agreed or strongly
agreed that "business leadership is important to building more city-suburb cooperation in our
region." More than 87 percent of both groups agreed or strongly agreed that "the Federal
Government should encourage and create incentives for city-suburb and central city-county
cooperation." More than 84 percent agreed or strongly agreed that "nonprofit organizations,
including faith- and community-based groups, are important to building more cooperation
between cities and suburbs in our region."
Central city and suburban officials also generally agreed on the types of policies that would help
promote cooperation on the new common agenda. For example, more than 93 percent of officials
in both areas agreed that "we support policies that encourage the redevelopment of core cities in
our region." More than 93 percent agreed that "expanding housing and homeownership
opportunities in the urban core of our region would benefit the entire region," and 98 percent in
both areas agreed that "it is a prudent strategy for the nation to redevelop urban brownfields as an
alternative to developing previously undeveloped greenfields."
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More than 90 percent of both central city and suburban officials agreed that "we need to expand
and improve public transit in our region to help reduce congestion and fight the negative effects
of sprawl." More than 87 percent agreed that "sprawling patterns of development are a
significant national challenge." Finally, more than 84 percent of officials from both areas agreed
that "compared to five years ago, we are working more closely with neighboring jurisdictions on
metropolitan growth issues." Virtually all respondents-97 percent from both areas-said they
believed that the major challenges facing their own cities are regional challenges, encompassing
surrounding communities as well as their own jurisdiction.
Policy Implications
Central cities have untapped markets-for labor and retail, and for land development-that can
help the nation continue its economic growth and can serve as an alternative to the uncontrolled
growth that strains suburban communities. A decade ago, Wall Street investors eagerly looked to
emerging markets overseas to generate high returns on their capital. Today, America's central
cities are potentially the emerging markets of the twenty-first century. Successful urban firms
recognize and tap into these competitive assets. However, for the most part, they are still
undiscovered territory for many businesses.
In a time when aggregate unemployment rates are at their lowest levels in a decade, urban areas
have a pool of more than four million working men and women who are available to continue the
expansion of our economy without re-igniting inflation. More than 2.3 million of these workers
are unemployed but actively seeking work. Another 550,000 have stopped looking for jobs
because they are discouraged or because problems with daycare, transportation, or skill levels
prevent them from taking a job. There are an estimated 1.5 million workers not in permanent jobs
and therefore marginally attached to the labor force (Current Population Survey 19_).
Central cities also offer large untapped consumer markets that represent new profit opportunities
for businesses. However, many urban neighborhoods currently are "under-retailed" so residents
shop in the suburbs where the selections are wider and the bargains are better. The retail
purchasing power of all central city residents has been conservatively estimated at $665 billion.
Even households in the most economically distressed urban neighborhoods have $85 billion in
buying power-more than the total purchasing power of Mexico.
Central cities and older suburbs have a significant supply of land that is well served by
infrastructure, strategically located, and available for new development. There are five million
acres of abandoned industrial sites in our nation's cities-roughly the same amount of land
occupied by 60 of our largest cities. If these sites were filled with residential neighborhoods, they
could house nearly 45 million people. Alternatively, they could accommodate hundreds of
millions of square feet of new stores, businesses, offices, and other commercial and industrial
establishments. Localities, states and the federal government need to pursue innovative strategies
to encourage brownfields development, thereby leveling the playing field so that cities can
absorb more growth and curtail suburban sprawl.
As a nation we have an unusual opportunity to close the urban-suburban divide that has been
growing for more than 30 years. The historic decentralizing of our metropolitan regions reflects
social costs that are not fully "priced" into pivotal transactions. Local, state and federal
governments increasingly are struggling with their role in the decentralizing trends. In particular,
the federal government, too often part of the problem in the past, needs to be part of the solution
if cities and the metropolitan regions that they anchor are to overcome the challenges they face
and ensure a high quality of life for all.
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References
Benfield, F. Kaid, Matthew D. Raimi, and Donald D.T. Chen. 1999. Once There Were
Greenfields: How Urban Sprawl is Undermining America's Environment, Economy and Social
Fabric. Washington, DC: Surface Transportation Policy Project, National Resources Defense
Council.
Burchell, Robert W. 1999. The State of the Cities and Sprawl. Report prepared for U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Burchell, Robert W., et al. 1992. Impact Assessment of the New Jersey Interim State
Development and Redevelopment Plan, Report II: Research Findings.
Current Population Survey, ???? NEED CITE
Jordan, Stacy, John P. Ross, and Kurt G. Usowski. 1998, "U.S. suburbanization in the 1980s."
Regional Science and Urban Economics (October): 611-627.
Newman, Peter W.G., and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy. 1989. Cities and Automobile Dependence: A
Sourcebook. (CITY ???): Gower Publishing Co.
Transportation Research Board. 1998. The Cost of Sprawl-Revisited. Washington, DC: National
Research Council, Report 39.
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MANY LARGE CITIES ARE STILL LOSING POPULATION, BUT THE RATE OF
DECLINE HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY.
Tablel
POPULATION CHANGE AMONG LARGE CITIES: 1970 TO 1996 (IN PERCENT)
?
1970
City
State
1970-80
1980-90
1990-94
1994-96
Rank
1
New York
NY
-10.4
3.5
0.6
0.2
2
Chicago
IL
-10.6
-7.4
-1.2
-1.1
3
Los Angeles
CA
5.4
17.5
1.8
0.2
4
Philadelphia
PA
-13.4
-6.1
-4.0
-2.9
5
Detroit
MI
-20.4
-14.6
-2.1
-0.6
6
Houston
TX
29.4
2.2
5.6
1.3
7
Baltimore
MD
-13.1
-6.5
-4.5
-3.9
8
Dallas
TX
7.1
11.4
3.7
0.9
9
Washington
DC
-15.6
-4.9
-6.4
-4.4
10
Cleveland
OH
-23.6
-11.9
-0.5
-0.9
11
Indianapolis
IN
-5.9
4.4
2.2
-0.1
12
Milwaukee
WI
-11,3
-1.3
-4.0
-2.1
13
San Francisco
CA
-5.1
6.6
0.7
0.8
14
San Diego
CA
25.7
26.8
4.0
1.4
15
San Antonio
TX
20.1
19.1
10.5
3.3
16
Boston
MA
-12.2
2.0
-3.7
1.0
17
Memphis
TN
3.6
-5.6
-0.6
-1.7
18
St. Louis
MO
-27.2
-12.4
-7.3
-4.4
19
New Orleans
LA
-6.1
-10.9
-2.3
-1.8
20
Phoenix
AZ
35.8
24.5
8.7
8.4
21
Columbus
OH
4.7
12.0
3.3
0.5
22
Seattle
WA
-7.0
4.5
1.4
0.3
23
Jacksonville
FL
2.3
17.4
4.4
2.5
24
Pittsburgh
PA
-18.5
-12.8
-2.9
-2.5
25
Denver
CO
-4.3
-5.0
5.5
0.9
26
Kansas City
MO
-11.6
-2.9
1.2
0.2
27
Atlanta
GA
-14.5
-7.3
2.3
-0.3
28
Buffalo
NY
-22.7
-8.3
-3.0
-2.4
29
Cincinnati
OH
-14.8
-5.6
-3.0
-2.1
30
Nashville
TN
1.7
7.2
3.4
1.2
Top 30 Average
-5.7
2.5
0.9
0.1
Source: 1970, 1980, and 1990 Census of Housing, Bureau of the Census; 1996 Federal-State
Cooperative Population Estimates, Bureau of the Census
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President's List
DIGITAL DIVIDE CEREMONY Tuesday APR 4 2000 - 2:00 PM East Room - Business - East Visitors
Entrance
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THE PRESIDENT
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Honorable Roberta Achtenberg
Senior Vice President for Public Policy, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco, CA
A
Mr. Kermit Thomas (Substitute for: Harry Alford)
A
Mr. Michael Andrews
Vice President of International Business Affairs, Citigroup-Washington DC
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Dorothy Tyyne Attwood
Legal Advisor to the Chairman, FCC
A
Mr. Morton Bahr
President, CWA
A
Hon. (Dr.) Martin Baily
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Lewis D. Baker
Washington, DC
Mr. Gary D. Bass
Executive Director, OMB Watch
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Edward J. Black
President & CEO, Computer & Communication Industry Association
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Ellen Blackler
Special Assistant to the Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC
A
Mr. Robert B. Blancato
Partner, Matz, Blancato & Associates
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jill Bond
Leslie Harris & Associates
Washington, DC
Mr. Frank Bonzio
Executive Director, Internet Without Borders
A
Ms. Barbara Bostick-Hunt
Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, White House
Washington, DC
Ms. Martina Bradford
Vice President, Lucent
A
Ms. Judith A. Brewer
Director of WWW Accessibility Initiative, World Wide Web Consortium
For Official Government Use Only
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REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Alvin Brown
CEB/OVP
A
Mr. Gibbs Walter Brown
Chairman and CEO, ePlanning
A
Mr. Daniel Farrell Burton
Director, Novell, Inc.
A
Mr. Christopher G. Caine
Vice President of Government Programs, IBM Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Gaston Caperton
President, The College Board
New York, NY
A
Ms. Holly Carter
Executive Director, CTC Network
A
Mr. David A. Castagnetti
Associate, Berner Bocknery
Ms. Michele Cavataio
Senior Policy Advisor, America Online
Dulles, VA
A
Mr. Michael Cohen
Community Empowerment Board, The White House
Mr. Kevin Conlon
Itasca, IL
Dr. D.L. Crooker
Destiny Communications Institute
Hon. (Sec.) Andrew M. Cuomo
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development
A
Hon. Wayne K. Curry
County Executive, Prince George's County
Upper Marlboro, MD
A
Hon. (Ms.) Lynn G. Cutler
Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White
House
Washington, DC
Guest: Mr. Paul Rutherford
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A
Mr. Darien C. Dash
President, Digital Mafia Entertainment
Englewood, NJ
A
Dr. William W. Destler
OVP of Research and Dean, University of Maryland
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REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Jennifer Tuccillo Dexter
Vice President, Easter Seals
A
Mr. Alan Dinsmore
American Federation for the Blind
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Evangelina Frescas Dobbs
Executive Director, Wider Opportunities for Women
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Maria Echaveste
Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff, The White House
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom Ehgood
Vice-President, Compaq Computers
A
Hon. Albert C. Eisenberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, US Department of Transportation
A
Mr. David Eisner
Vice President, America On Line
-
Dulles, VA
Ms. Pepper English
Vice-President, Bell South
A
Honorable David H. Ennis
Delaware House of Representatives
Dover, DE
A
Mr. Eric V. Eve
Director of Federal Relations, Bell Atlantic Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Greg Farmer
Vice President, Nortel Networks
Washington, DC
Ms. Sandy Butler-Whyte (Substitute for: Edie Fraser)
A
Mr. Roberto Frisancho
President, Latino Civil Rights Center
A
Mr. Peter Gallagher
President and CEO, America's Promise
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Gregory Todd Garcia
-
Vice-President, 3COM
A
Mr. James Gashel
Director of Governmental Affairs, National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, MD
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REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. James R. Geletka
Exective Director, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Center
A
Honorable Gary R. George
State Senator, Wisconsin, State Capitol
Madison, WI
Hon. (Sec.) Daniel R. Glickman
Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jill Miller Godoff
Executive Director
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John Gomperts
Chief of Staff, Corporation for National Service
Washington, DC
A
Hon. C. Vernon Gray
Ellicot City, MD
Hon. (Mr.) William H. Gray
President and CEO, United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
A
Ms. Carolyn Groobey
Partner, McKinsey and Company, Inc.
Washington, DC
Mr. Nick Grouf
CEO, Firefly Network
Cambridge, MA
Ms. Tessie Guillermo
Executive Director, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum
San Francisco, CA
A
Ms. Ellen W. Haas
CEO, Foodfit.com
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Christopher Hankin
Vice President - Director of Federal Affairs, Sun Microsystems
A
Ms. LaDonna Harris
President, Americans for Indians Opportunities
Bernalillo, NM
A
Hon. Neil F. Hartigan
Chairman, World Trade Center Chicago
Chicago, IL
Ms. Kara Hartnett
OpenVoice
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April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Wade J. Henderson
Executive Director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Sec.) Alexis M. Herman
Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Ms. Antonia Hernandez
President & CEO, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund
Los Angeles, CA
A
Mr. Christopher Long (Substitute for: Joe Hillings)
Mr. John Hohmann
National Bandwith
Ms. Julie Holdren
President and CEO, Olympus Group
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Frederick S. Humphries
Vice President, US West
Washington, DC
A
Dr. David G. Imig
Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Andrew Imparato
President, American Association of People with Disabilities
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Clarence Irving
President, Irving Information
Mr. Larry Irving
CEO, Urban Magic
Hon. (Rep.) Jesse L. Jackson
D/Illinois, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Carlton Jenkins
One Net Now
Mr. Jim Johnson
Vice President, SGI
A
Mr. Robert Louis Johnson
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom Jurkovich
Federal Government Affairs Manager and Corporate Attorney, Microsoft
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Aram H. Kailian
Special Assistant to the Commissioner, General Services Administration
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Julie Kaminkow
Confidential Assistant, U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Kenneth T. Kay
CORETECH
A
Ms. Barbara Greene Kilberg
President, NVTC
A
Ms. Elizabeth O. Kim
Assistant General Counsel and New Markets Director, SBA
Washinton, DC
A
Hon. (Gov.) Angus S. King
Governor (I), State of Maine
Augusta, ME
A
Mr. Joshua A. King
A
Mr. Larry Kirkman
-
Executive Director, Benton Foundation
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Robert E. Knowling
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CEO, COV AD
A
Mr. Adam Krouse
A
Mr. Ronald Krouse
American Federation of Teachers
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Keith Krueger
Executive Director, Consortium for School Networking
A
Mr. Jack Krumholtz
Director, Federal Government Affairs and Washington DC Office, Microsoft Corporation
Washington, DC
Mr. Christopher Kui
Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality
New York, NY
A
Mr. Nathaniel LaCour
Vice President, AFT
New Orleans, LA
A
Ms. Wendy Lader
Senior Policy Advisor, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Francis Lam
Asian Americans for Equality
Mr. Weldon H. Latham
Senior Partner, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Abby F. Milstein (Substitute for: Paul LeClerc)
A
Ms. Kelly Klegar Levy
Associate Administartor, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce
A
Ms. Laurie A. Lipper
Director, Children's Partnership
-
A
Ms. Martha Livingston
Senior Policy Analyst and Assistant general Counsel, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
A
Mr. Glynis D. Long
Program Manager, SBA eCommerce
A
Mr. William B. Luecht
External Affairs Officer, CDFI Fund
A
Ms. Mary MacPherson
President, Netpreneur.org
A
Mr. Jerry Malone
Chief of Staff, Department of Transportation
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Vicky Rasel (Substitute for: Ginny Markle)
Hon. Susan Masten
President, National Congress of American Indians
MORG
Washington, DC
Ms. Mary Ellen Maxwell
President, National School Boards Association
Mr. Norman Mayfield
Novanetwork, Inc.
A
Mr. David Paul McClure
Executive Director, United States Internet Industry Association
A
Hon. David McCurdy
Electronics Industries Alliance
Arlington, VA
Ms. Zana L. McDonald
Director, Blackfeet Tribal Business Information Center
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Ms. Anne McGuire
Associate, Quinn Gillespie
Mr. Jonathan Melegrito
Executive Director, National Federation of Filipino American Associations
Washington, DC
Mr. Jeffrey Menaged
A
Mr. David L. Mercer
Senior Advisor, America's Millennium, Mercer & Associates, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Harris Miller
Acting President, Information Technology Association of America
Arlington, VA
A
Mr. William Milliken
President, Communities in Schools, Inc.
Alexandria, VA
A
Ms. Amy Joe Millman
Executive Director, National Women's Business Council
Washington, DC
Mr. Charles Moses
President, United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
A
Ms. Lara Muldoon
Treasury Department
Hon. Janet G. Mullins
Vice President - Washington Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Natalia Munoz
Editor-in-Chief, Eviva.Net
New York, NY
Alderman Ricardo Munoz
City Alderman
Chicago, IL
A
Mr. Jonas B. Neihardt
M+ G?
Vice President, QUALCOMM
A
Ms. Kirsten A. Nyrop
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G
?
Executive Director, United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
A
Ms. Erin Lynn O'Brien
Director, Healtheon/WEB MD
A
Mr. James M. O'Connor
Deputy Associate Administrator/ OSCS, Small Business Administration
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REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Daphne Kwok (Substitute for: George Ong)
Executive Director, Organization of Chinese Americans
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Derrick B. Owens
Director, Interagency Affairs at NTIA, Department of Commerce
A
Mr. James Payne
Vice President, Qwest
Arlington, VA
Mr. Henry Ponder
President, NAFEO
A
Mr. Leland S. Prussia
Bank of America
San Francisco, CA
A
Ms. Amanda Broun (Substitute for: Wendy Puriefoy)
Public Education Fund Network
A
Ms. Vicki Rafel
A
Ms. Carmen M. Ramos
President, Quality Management
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Annabelle Redway
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Morris L. Reid
Partner, Dewey Square Group
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Geoffrey Rhodes
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Paul J. Richman
Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Administrator of Community Development, USDA
Ms. Sullivan Robinson
Executive Director, Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Katherine Rodi
Coordinator, CEO Forum
A
Mr. Mark Root
Manager of Information Services, Council of Great City Schools
Washington, DC
Ms. Christy Russell
President, Association of Rehabilitation Programs in Computer Technology
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REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Robert Sachs
? M 4 G
President and CEO, National Cable Television Association
Washington, DC
Mr. Jonathan Sallett
Vice President, MCI Worldcom
A
Mr. John Scheibel
Vice President, Yahoo! Inc.
- M + G
Guest: Ms. Jennifer Hull
A
Hon. (Mr.) Eli J. Segal
President and CEO, Welfare to Work Partnership
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Emily Sheketoff
Director, American Library Association
- Md G
Ms. Aliza Sherman
Founder, Cybergirl.com
Mr. Clive Smith
CEO, New Deal
A
Mr. Craig Smith
Vice President, Voter. Com
- M +G
A
Ms. Karen W. Smith
Executive Director, TechCorps
A
Ms. Marianne Smith
Department of Transportation
A
Hon. Richard Socarides
Special Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor for Public Liaison, Office of the Public Liason, The White House
Washington, DC
A
Honorable Ira Sockowitz
President, Phoenix Consulting Group, Inc.
A
Ms. Roxanne Spillett
President, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- M d G
Atlanta, GA
Guest: Mr. Robert A. Calloway
A
Ms. Orysia Stanchak
Executive Director, YWCA of USA
A
Ms. Antonia Stone
I - M+6
Founder, Computer Technology Centers Network
A
Mr. William R. Sweeney
Executive Vice President of Global Governmental Affairs, EDS Corporation
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Matthew Szulik
M d G ?
President, Red Hat
Guest: Ms. Melissa London
A
Mr. Thomas G. Tate
Digital Divide Co-Leader, USDA
Mr. Michael Timmeny
Government Relations, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi
Executive Director, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Reston, VA
A
Ms. Margaret B. Tulloch
Paralegal Supervisor, Department of Justice
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Pamela J. Turner
Senior VP of Goverment, National Cable Television Association
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Joseph Vassallo
Executive VP, ePlanning
Mr. John Venator
President, Computing Technology Industry Association
Ms. Georgina Cynthia Verdugo
Washington Office Regional Council, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Carole J. Wacey
Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Michelle Lana Wallach
Senator Bob Graham's Office
A
Mrs. Dorothy Walsh
VP, Federal Relations, Ameritech
Washington, DC, DC
A
Mr. Jeffrey Watson
CEO, J. Watson & Associates
Washington, DC
A
Mr. James F. Whittaker
Vice President, Hewlett Packard
A
Mr. Brent A. Wilkes
Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mrs. Carol W. Wilner
Director, Federal Public Affairs, AT&T
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Harris L. Wofford
m&G(?
Former Senator for Pennsylvania and CEO, The Corporation for National Service
Washington, DC
A
Ms Patricia Wright
Director, Governmental Affairs, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Suzanne Bernadette Adams Yates
US Dept of Education
Mr. Scott Yohe
Delta Airlines
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Ariel Zwang
White House Fellow, Department of Housing and Urban Development
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REPORT DATE:
April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. Harry C. Alford
Chairman and CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Aida M. Alvarez
Administrator, Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Jacqueline Anderson
Coalition for Fair Employment in Silicon Valley
R
Mr. William Archy
President, AEA International
R
Mr. Thomas E. Armstrong
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Harrisburg, PA
R
Hon. (Sec.) Bruce Babbitt
Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Andre Banks
Small Business Administration
R
Mr. John J. Barry
International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Sandra Bernard
American Association of University Women
Washintgon, DC
R
Hon. Daniel T. Blue
Speaker, North Carolina State Legislature
Raleigh, NC
R
Dr. Anne L. Bryant
Executive Director, National School Boards Association
Alexandria, VA
R
Mr. Robert F. Chase
President, National Education Association
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Vincent A. Cianci
Mayor, City of Providence
Providence, RI
R
Mr. J. Thomas Cochran
Executive Director, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) William M. Daley
Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. Darryl Dennis
Counselor to the President, Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Tom Donohue
President, United States Chamber of Commerce
R
Mr. Thomas W. Dortch
National President, 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
R
Hon. Robert Edgar
Secretary General, National Council of Churches
New York, NY
R
Mr. David Ellington
Co-Founder, President and CEO, NetNoir, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
R
Ms. Sandra Feldman
President, American Federation of Teachers
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Edie Fraser
President, Public Affairs Group Inc
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Alvin From
President, Democratic Leadership Council
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Larry Goldberg
Director, National Center for Accessible Media
R
Mr. Roy Gonzalez
Mayor of San Jose
San Jose, CA
R
Mr. Ernest G. Green
Chairman, African Development Foundation, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Jane Hague
Council Member, King County Courthouse
Seattle, WA
R
Mr. George Herrera
President, US-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Stephen M. Heyman
Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Labor
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Joe Hillings
Enron Corporation
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Honorable(Delegate) John Adams Hurson
House Majority Leader, Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, MD
R
Honorable Maynard H. Jackson
Chairman of the Board, Jackson Securities, Incorporated
Atlanta, GA
R
Ms. Roberta R. Katz
President, TechNet
Palo Alto, CA
R
Ms. Regina Keeney
Vice President, Dell Computers
R
Hon. William E. Kennard
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC
R
Dr. Paul LeClerc
President, The New York Public Library
New York, NY
R
Hon. Jack Lew
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Ginny Markle
President, Parents-Teacher Association
R
Mr. Samuel L. Maury
President, The Business Roundtable
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Donald McClellan
Vice President, Gateway
R
Mr. Gregory McQuerter
CEO, Edapta Inc.
R
Mayor Tom Menino
Mayor, City of Boston
Boston, MA
R
Hon. Kweisi Mfume
President and CEO, NAACP
Baltimore, MD
R
Mr. Michael L. Morgan
President, Spirit of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
R
Ms. Karen K. Narasaki
Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Hon. (Mayor) Martin Joseph O'Malley
Mayor, City of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
R
Mr. George Ong
President, Organization of Chinese Americans
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Gov.) Paul E. Patton
Governor (D), State of Kentucky
Frankfort, KY
R
Mr. Bernard R. Phillips
CEO, NRTC
Herndon, VA
R
Ms. Joanne Piccolo
Vice President and Director, United States Government Relations, Motorola, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Hugh Price
President and CEO, National Urban League
Memphis, TN
R
Ms. Wendy O. Puriefoy
President, Public Education Fund Network
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) William Richardson
Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) Richard W. Riley
Department of Education
R
Ms. Linda Sheperd
President, National Parent Network on Disabilities
R
Mr. Samuel J. Simmons
President and CEO, National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) Rodney E. Slater
Secretary of Transportation, United States Department of Transportation
R
Hon. (Sec.) Lawrence H. Summers
Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury
R
Mr. John J. Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Victoria B. Tassan
NationsBank
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Ms. Ginny Terzano
Corporate Public Relations, Microsoft
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Fran Ulmer
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Juneau, AK
R
Ms. Cleopatra Vaughns
President, National Association of Negro Business
R
Ms. Jennifer Verdery
Manager, Intel
R
Mr. Edward G. Viltz
Vice President, Enterprise Integration Corporation
R
Ms. Mary Walker
President, National Federation of Black Women Business Owners
Guest: Ms. Robyn W. Spencer
R
Hon. (Mayor) Wellington E. Webb
Mayor, City of Denver, Colorado
Denver, CO
R
Mr. David Wilhelm
Senior Managing Director, Everen Securities, Inc.
Chicago, IL
R
Hon. Anthony A. Williams
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
R
Ms. KaYing Yang
Executive Director, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
R
Mr. Stephen P. Yokich
President, UAW
Detroit, MI
R
Mr. Raul Yzaguirre
President, National Council of La Raza
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
TOTAL COUNTS
Number of Accepts:
139
Number of Regrets:
73
Number of No Responses:
47
Number of Unknown Guests:
1
Number of Expected Attendees:
187
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East Palo Alto City, CA
Total Population (1990)
23,451
Poverty Rate (1989)
17.5%
Unemployment Rate (1990)
10.6%
Unemployment Rate (1998)
Not Available
Counts
Percents
Educational Attainment (Population 25+) (1990)
12,944
Did Not Graduate High School
5,098
39.4%
High School Graduate
2,657
20.5%
Some College or Associate Degree
3,170
24.5%
College Graduate or Advanced Degree
2,019
15.6%
Race (1990)
White, Non-Hispanic
2,962
12.6%
Black, Non-Hispanic
9,818
41.9%
Other Races, Non Hispanic
2,766
11.8%
Total Hispanic (All Races)
7,905
33.7%
BACKGROUND ON INNER CITIES AND CHICAGO, IL
November 5, 1999
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON INNER CITIES
A booming national economy, coupled with the success of strong local efforts and the Clinton Administration's
community development agenda, has helped many cities experience a strong fiscal and economic recovery. But
while many inner cities -- poor urban neighborhoods within larger central cities - have seen economic gains,
they still have not fully participated in the economic prosperity and may face the challenges of population
decline, loss of middle-class families, slow job growth, income inequality, and poverty. Furthermore, inner city
neighborhoods often lag behind the strong economies of the vibrant metropolitan areas in which they are located
- and at the end of the 20th century there are still pockets of poverty amidst the growing national economic
prosperity.
THE GOOD NEWS FOR OUR NATION'S CITIES
Population increased in two-thirds of all central cities from 1980-1998. Immigrant families play a
significant role in creating these population increases, especially in gateway cities such as Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, and Seattle. (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
Employment is on the rise in most central cities. The number of employed residents living in central
cities grew by 10.4 percent, or 3.7 million people, from 1992 to 1998. In the nation's fifty largest cities, the
drop in unemployment was larger in the central city than in the suburbs. Just as important, in 77 large
central cities, average annual pay rose by 4.6 percent, compared with a 3.6 percent increase for suburban
jobs. Cities with dramatic declines in unemployment between 1992 and 1998 include: Detroit, MI (dropped
from 16.9% to 7.2% during this period); Atlanta, GA (10.0% to 5.6%); Hartford, CT (12.6% to 6.7%);
Newark (16.6% to 9.6%); and Santa Ana, CA (11.8% to 5.2%). (Department of Housing and Urban
Development, "State of the Cities, 1999").
Homeownership is increasing in central cities. For the first time in history, more than half of central city
households are homeowners. Central city homeownership rates have increased from 48.9 percent at the end
of 1993 to 50.5 percent in the third quarter of 1999. This increase in homeownership has been led by both
African-American and Hispanic families, whose homeownership rates have been increasing faster than the
rate for white families. (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
SOME CITIES STILL FACE CHALLENGES TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
Not all cities are sharing in the prosperity. Some inner cities with high unemployment rates in 1998
include: Madera, CA - 18.3%; Brownsville, TX - 14.5%; Atlantic City, NJ - 13.4%; Yuma, AZ - 19.7;
North Chicago, IL - 10.2%; Flint, MI - 10.2%; Miami, FL - 9.3%; Newark - 9.6%; Hartford - 6.7%; and
East St. Louis, IL - 9.8%. (Department of Housing and Urban Development, "Places Left Behind").
One in three central cities continues to lose population. Between 1980 and 1998, population declined
5% or more in 24.2% of the central cities. Over half (57.3%) of these cities lost over 10% of their
population, despite the fact that the overall U.S. population grew by 19.3% during this period. These cities
lost the workers and the consumers to grow their economy, as well as the tax base needed to protect the
livability and strengthen the local business climate. Shrinking cities tend to have higher rates of
unemployment than cities with a growing or stable population. (Department of Housing and Urban
Development, "State of the Cities, 1999").
Poverty has also improved, but remains too high. Poverty in central cities declined from 21.5% to 18.5%
between 1993 and 1998. However, inner city poverty remains significantly higher than the 12.7% poverty
rate nationally. Moreover, nearly one-in-three inner cities, 170 cities total, had poverty rates of 20 percent or
more in 1995. High poverty cities include: Washington, DC (21%); New Orleans, LA (34%); St. Louis, MO
(30%); Philadelphia, PA (24%); Richmond, VA (25%); Newark (31%); Hartford (35%); and Miami, FL
(43%). (Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development). While the strong economic
growth in the past 4 years likely reduced poverty rates, poverty is still too prevalent.
square miles. The EZ includes a population of 199,938 and it received $100 million in Title XX SSBG
funds, wage tax credits, and EZ-specific tax-exempt bonds financing authority. The EZ is currently
engaged in 103 projects and programs and has committed $40 million of its EZ funds to leverage
$191,169,873 from public and private sector programs. It has created 8 child care centers, 4 medical
centers, rehabilitated or constructed 1,863 units of affordable housing, provided 50 businesses with technical
assistance to create or retain 190 jobs, and funded 15 job training programs resulting in over 600 residents
being placed in full or part-time employment.
BACKGROUND, CHICAGO, IL
The City of Chicago is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan and it is the third largest city in the
United States. Over the last two decades, Chicago's economy has changed from one rich with high-paying
manufacturing jobs, leaving behind a work force unsuited for the new service economy. As a result, its
population decreased due to out migration throughout the 1980's, and other related urban problems, like crime,
drugs, and the decline in its housing stock have also contributed to the deterioration of many Chicago once
vibrant neighborhoods. Key Facts about Chicago include:
The population in Chicago has declined from 3 million in 1980 to an estimated 2.8 million in 1998, a 6.8%
drop. (Bureau of the Census).
The poverty rate, which increased from 21.6% in 1989 to 27.1% in 1993, dropped to 22.8% in 1995.
(Bureau of the Census).
The unemployment rate for the city declined from 9.6% in 1993 to 5.7% in 1998. Meanwhile, the
unemployment rate for the suburbs declined from 6.1% to 3.4%. (Department of Housing and Urban
Development).
Retail sales were $28.2 billion in 1998. (Claritas).
The per capita income is $30,717, compared to $25,288 for the nation in 1997. (Bureau of the Census).
The murder rate dropped 16% in Chicago between 1993 and 1998, from 30.3 per 100,000 population to
25.6. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting).
Homeownership improved from 55.3% in 1993 to 65.4% in 1998. (Department of Housing and Urban
Development).
East Palo Alto Today
http://www.romic.com/epahistory/today.htm
A History of East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto Today
(Due to its length, this chapter has been divided into four sections: Demographics, Redevelopment, Crime and Drugs,
and Looking Ahead. Clicking on one of these links will take you to the corresponding section further down this page.)
Demographics
Today East Palo Alto is recognized as an ethnically diverse community. While the percentage of African
Americans has declined in recent years, the number of Latinos, Pacific Islanders, Asians and other races
has increased. Nearly a third of the city's 23,500 residents were born outside the United States.
The Latino community in particular has grown from 5 percent of the population in 1978 to 14 percent in
1980 and 34 percent 10 years later. The increase is even more marked in the school district: 8 percent in
1979, 26 percent in 1983, and 69 percent today. Spanish is spoken by nearly a third of residents.
The remainder of the population is 41.5 percent African American, 12 percent non-Hispanic white, and 9
percent Asian and Pacific Islander.
East Palo Alto is considered to be fairly transient. According to the 1990 census, nearly 60 percent of its
7,000 homes are rented, and fewer than half the residents lived in the same house from 1985 to 1990.
Average income is $33,700 per household, but 17 percent of residents live below poverty level. An
average household has 3.3 persons.
The education level is lower than average for the Bay Area. Less than 15 percent of the city's adult
population has earned a bachelor's degree or higher. Roughly equal numbers (20 percent) have an
elementary school education, did not complete high school, graduated from high school, or received
some college education.
Redevelopment
In 1969 San Mateo County's Redevelopment Commission formed the forerunner to East Palo Alto's
Redevelopment Agency. Since that time, however, there's been little physical development, despite the
fact that land is considerably less expensive in East Palo Alto than in neighboring cities. It is
increasingly apparent that development - and the accompanying tax base - is critical to the city's
survival.
Redevelopment areas include the:
Ravenswood Industrial Park, which essentially runs along Bay Road from Pulgas to Cooley's
Landing;
Four Corners, which is often included with the Ravenswood area, at the intersection of University
Avenue and Bay Road;
University Circle, also known as Whiskey Gulch (see map); and
Gateway 101, which runs along the east Bayshore frontage road and includes the former
Ravenswood High School.
Developments have been proposed for each area but have not yet materialized. Initially the town's
unincorporated status was blamed.
In 1976 there were plans for an elaborate 450-berth marina next to Cooley's Landing, and the strip was
de-annexed from Menlo Park. Setbacks with the economy and the developer killed the project in the
1980s. There was talk of building a stadium for the San Francisco Giants in the Ravenswood Industrial
Park in 1988.
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http://www.romic.com/epahistory/today.htm
Two major redevelopment efforts were DeMonet Industries' attempt from 1988-93 to build twin office
towers at University Circle and Sun Microsystems' 1989-91 bid to develop the Ravenswood Industrial
Park. After multi-million dollar investments, both proposed projects failed for essentially the same
reasons: an economic downturn, divided political support, legal challenges, and organized opposition
from businesses and residents who would have been displaced.
In 1988 the Gateway 101 area was targeted to become a proposed auto mall. Today the city has an
agreement with Home Depot to anchor a proposed 90-acre retail development there.
Crime and drugs
East Palo Alto has been characterized as having an excessive crime rate since the 1950s. In the 1960s,
according to a report by Phyllis Barusch and Harriet Nathan, "burglaries were SO common that business
insurance was being canceled and exorbitantly high premiums were demanded, while new businesses
were discouraged from entering the area."
Residents have complained of inadequate police protection since Whiskey Gulch earned an unsavory
reputation in the 1930s. The concerns were combined with later charges that the sheriff's department
unfairly harassed people of color. In 1969 the county approved an East Palo Alto substation. It was
headed by Lieutenant Leonard Cordoza, who later became sheriff. He served at the pleasure of the
Municipal Council and reported to both it and the county. Each of the 12 deputies could be replaced if he
was not acceptable to the council or the community.
But the town's alarm over an active drug trade and accompanying crime continued to grow. By 1979
East Palo Alto's crime rate was four times that of San Mateo County. The problem escalated, and in
1992 East Palo Alto suffered the highest murder rate (based on population) of any city in the nation.
While some questioned the validity of the claim, all agreed the situation was intolerable.
Looking Ahead
What has been referred to as "that obscene statistic" may have done more than anything else to galvanize
the community and its supporters into action. An unprecedented amount of assistance began to pour into
East Palo Alto from all sectors: individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and foundations, and
local, state and federal governments. It has met with initial success, indicated by a significant drop in
crime.
With this increase in resources, commitment and focus on economic development, East Palo Alto may
be closer than ever to realizing its potential. As the city celebrates 14 years of incorporation and nearly
150 years of existence, there is hope that East Palo Alto finally will be able to strike a harmonious
balance between Isaiah Woods' goal of commercial development and Charles Weeks' dream of an idyllic
community.
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EAST PALO ALTO COMMITMENTS
Public Deliverables
HUD
Doubling of Neighborhood Networks over the next two years from 500 to 1000
Department of Education:
FY2000 CTC Award Announcement (have general info about CTCs from the web. Should
ask Ed for any detailed info about 2000 awards)
FY2000 Star Schools Announcement (Supporting Teachers with Anytime/Any Place
Resources - STARS)
Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (have info)
SBA
SBA Entrepreneur's Center Several corporate partners -- including Cisco Systems. Located
in San Jose. Will not open until June. Expected to draw 20,000 people per year. Valued at
$10 million - including a $2 million contribution from Cisco.
Americorps
Federal Work Study Waiver (ask TAK if we are including this - need to run by GS to make
sure it does not conflict with America Reads)
Private Deliverables
AT&T
Academy of Information Technology: $1.5 million over four years to create high school
curriculum to prepare students for IT industry developed by National Academy Foundation
(Oracle is also involved in the project. See deliverable below). We have good paper.
Announcement of Leadership Conversation for the Next America: $250,000 commitment to
bring national forum series to underserved communities to engage high school students and
policymakers in a dialogue about economic opportunities, education, job skills and leadership for
the 21st century.
govWorks
Community Commitment Program: govWorks reinvests a percentage of its revenues back into
the communities where it does business in the form of publicly accessible computers and Internet
services. gov Works would donate the resources to community centers, libraries and city halls.
govWorks expects to contribute more than $150,000 to communities across the country in this
year alone.
Gateway (need paper--$ commitment)
Training to 75,000 Teachers: Provide 75,000 teachers with training in a particular region of the
country
Yahoo! (may be announced - by Yang at the NPC - the week prior to the trip)
Camp Yahoo!: $1.5 million free training curriculum (train the trainers program). Within four
years Yahoo! expects that over 75,000 volunteers, librarians, community leaders and Americorps
members will become Camp Yahoo! Counselors.
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Qualcomm
$1 million for Ed Tech -high speed internet access, PCs, and teacher training in San Diego Public
Schools
Oracle
$1 million for the Academy of Information Technology. $1.5 million over four years to create
high school curriculum to prepare students for IT industry developed by National Academy
Foundation (Oracle is also involved in the project. See deliverable below).
Intel
Living Legacy. Through the living legacy virtual community schools will be given the tools
(software, scanner, and PC camera) to bring together the oral histories and digital documents that
represent their communities.
Paper Releases
SBA
Small Business Digital Alliance. A partnership with the Latin American Management
Association (LAMA) and several private sector course material developers, to provide training in
e-commerce strategies to small and minority businesses (with a focus on the Hispanic
community). WOULD THIS WORK FOR A CHICAGO PAPER RELEASE.
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NATIVE AMERICAN COMMITMENTS
Public Deliverables
USDA
Signing of the Empowerment Community Award. USDA has designated an Empowerment
Community on the Navajo Nation. The signing ceremony for the Empowerment Community
could occur during the President's visit. Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye would
participate in the ceremony. Value -- maybe $2 million. USDA looking to add something more.
FCC
Phone Service for $1/month. Increase funding under Lifetime program SO that every member of
a federally recognized Indian tribe who is income eligible can have basic phone service for as little
as $1 per month.
Interactive Database of Broadband Information: Announce FCC and State Commission effort
to build an interactive database of information on what steps communities have taken to
successfully attract broadband services.
Americorps
Support for PowerUP Sites on Indian Reservations (may want a little more detailed
information from them-only have short paragraph -e.g., where and how much)
Private Deliverables
TechCorps and Compaq (have info).
Techs4Schools: $500,000 commitment from Compaq to develop, pilot and support the national
launch of the program.
AOL (need paper)
$1 million in Digital Divide grants. One grant will go to Indian Country.
Tachyon.net (need $ commitment)
High speed two-way satellite-delivered internet access in Indian Country. Tachyon will donate 3
TAP's (a Tachyon connection known as a Tachyon Access Point) and the accompanying
connections to link two sites at Dine College and a BIA school to the Internet. Value
Native American Systems (NAS) - and Dell Computers (what is the $$ commitment)
Satellite Internet Connection. NAS a native owned technology firm - will arrange for satellite
connection for the Cove Day School ( a BIA school on the Navajo Nation). NAS will donate 30
routers to BIA schools not connected to the Internet and will donate the satellite system for the
Cove Day School. Dell Computer will provide computer hardware for the locations. Value
IBM/U of Mich/Kellogg Foundation
Tribal College Virtual Library. A major database structure will be located at Bay Mills
Community College which is working with other tribal colleges and universities to develop a
virtual identity for each Tribal College. The virtual library will have a reference section, a
database section and local exhibitions for the various 32 tribal colleges across the country. The
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library should be available in approximately one year. To date, IBM has provided at least
$500,000 worth of assistance, Univ. of Michigan has contributed $40,000, and the Kellogg
Foundation has contributed $400,000.
Microsoft
American Indian Tribal College Grant Program. Microsoft will announce a new grant totaling
$260k in cash and $2.5 million in software
Andersen Consulting
$100,000 commitment to provide website development and design consulting services to Native
American small businesses (only on the Navajo Nation reservation?).
Maybe Deliverables
FCC (still need to work out with VP)
Year 3 E-Rate Funding
USWest (Jay is talking with them)
Paper Releases
HUD
Native American Economic Development Access Center (Native eDGE). The Access Center
will link over twelve agencies through a single-toll free number and website. The toll-free line
and website will be up and running as of April 10. A demonstration could be available for a
portion of the trip.
Treasury/ SBA -- BusinessLINC in Indian Country
BusinessLINC establishes mentor-protégé relationships between small and large businesses.
Treasury and SBA would commit to holding at least 3 working sessions (with tribal leaders and
businesses as well as outside businesses) that would provide information on doing business in
Indian Country and would lay the foundation for getting BusinessLINC off the ground next year.
A key highlight could be a focus on how the high-tech industry could expand into Indian Country.
Interior has already produced a CD-ROM on "Doing Business in Indian Country" and this CD-
ROM could be distributed to non-tribal businesses.
DEFINING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE:
A NEW REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
July 8, 1999
Today, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its
third annual "Falling Through the Net" survey. This year's report finds that while more Americans than ever have
access to telephones, computers, and the Internet, there remains a significant "digital divide" between the information
"haves" and "have nots" - and in some cases, the divide has increased.
Americans are more connected than ever before 'O Americans are more connected today than ever before. Access
to computers and the Internet for people in all demographic groups and geographic locations has soared and, at the end of
1998, over 40 percent of American households owned computers, and one-quarter of all households had Internet access.
But the divide between technology "haves" and "have nots" persists -- and in some cases is growing.
Although more Americans are connected, certain households are gaining access to new technologies more quickly, while
others are falling further behind. This year's "Falling Through the Net" reveals a persistent "digital divide" between the
"information rich" and the "information poor," including the following:
Better educated Americans more likely to be connected. Between 1997 and 1998, the technology divide between
those at the highest and lowest education levels increased 25%. In 1998, those with a college degree are more than
eight times likely to have a computer at home and nearly sixteen times as likely to have home Internet access as those
with an elementary school education.
The gap between high- and low-income Americans is increasing. In the last year, the divide between those at the
highest and lowest income levels grew 29%. Households with incomes of $75,000 or higher are more than twenty
times more likely to have access to the Internet than those at the lowest income levels, and more than nine times as
likely to have a computer at home.
Whites more likely to be connected than Blacks or Hispanics. The digital divide is also persistent and growing
along racial and ethnic lines. Whites are more likely to have access to the Internet from home than Blacks or
Hispanics have from any location. Black and Hispanic households are roughly two-fifths as likely to have home
Internet access as White households. The gaps between White and Hispanic households, and between White and
Black households, are now more than six percentage points larger than they were in 1994. However, for incomes of
$75,000 and higher, the divide between Whites and Blacks has narrowed considerably in the last year.
Rural areas less likely to be connected than urban users. Regardless of income level, those living in rural areas
are lagging behind in computer ownership and Internet access. At some income levels, those in urban areas are 50%
more likely to have Internet access than those earning the same income in rural areas. Low income households in
rural areas are the least connected, with connectivity rates in the singles digits for both computers and Internet access.
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to closing the "Digital Divide"
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to connecting all Americans to the National Information
Infrastructure. Their plan to close the digital divide includes:
Community Technology Centers: The Administration is proposing to increase support for community technology
centers in low-income urban and rural neighborhoods from $10 million in FY1999 to $65 million in FY2000. These
community technology centers will help empower hundreds of thousands of low-income children and adults in a
variety of ways. Children will be able to improve their performance in school by having access to high-quality
educational software after school and prepare for the high-tech workplace of the 21st century by getting certified with
an information technology skill. Adults will be able to use computers and the Internet to take a self-paced adult
literacy course; get access to America's Job Bank to see what jobs are available; learn to type up a resume and cover
letter using word processing software; learn to start up their own "micro-enterprise" or Web-based business, or
acquire new training.
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FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
Access to information technology and the Internet and the ability to use this technology effectively are
becoming increasingly important to full participation in America's economic, political and social life. While
computer and Internet access has exploded in recent years, America faces a "digital divide"- a gap between
those who have access to Information Age tools and the skills to use them and those who don't.
America has an important choice to make: we can allow unequal access to deepen existing divisions along
the lines of tace, income, education level, geography, and disability - or we can use technology as a
powerful tool to help make the American dream a reality for more people. To help create digital opportunity
for more Americans, we must create strong partnerships between government, industry. and the rich mosaic
of America's civil society - including educators, labor unions, librarians, civil rights leaders. faith-based
organizations, foundations, volunteers, and community-based organizations.
As companies, non-profit organizations and individuals, we are committed to taking concrete steps to
meet two critical national goals: (1) Ensuring Access To 21st Century Learning Tools For Every Child
In Every School; and (2) Expanding Digital Opportunity For Every American Family And
Community. We pledge to support these two goals.
goal ONE: 21ˢᵗ CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
For children to succeed, they need to master basic skills at an early age. A critical element of this is the need
for information and technological literacy. To help achieve these aims, we must focus on a comprehensive
approach to integrating technology into teaching and learning while recognizing that - as powerful as
technology is it is no substitute for an inspiring teacher or a loving parent Together, we must:
1. Connect every classroom to the Internet
2. Ensure that all students have modem multi-media computer access, ideally at a mtio of 1 computer
for every 4-5 students
3. Ensure that teachers are technologically literate and can integrate technology into the curriculum
4. Make available high quality educational software and online learning resources
GOAL TWO: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY To
ensure that no family or community is left behind, we must:
1. Set the long-term goal of making home access to the Internet universal
2. Bring technology to every community urban. rural. and Native American - through Community
Technology Centers and high-speed networks
3. Give adults the skills they need to use information technology and compete for jobs in the IT sector
4. Motivate and inspire more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected"
For Official Government Use Only
President's List
DIGITAL DIVIDE CEREMONY - Tuesday APR 4 2000 - 2:00 PM East Room - - Business - - East Visitors
Entrance
Page 1
THE PRESIDENT
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Honorable Roberta Achtenberg
Senior Vice President for Public Policy, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco, CA
A
Mr. Kermit Thomas (Substitute for: Harry Alford)
A
Mr. Michael Andrews
Vice President of International Business Affairs, Citigroup-Washington DC
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Dorothy Tyyne Attwood
Legal Advisor to the Chairman, FCC
A
Mr. Morton Bahr
72104
President, CWA
A
Hon. (Dr.) Martin Baily
MrG?
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors
Washington, DC
7727
A
Mr. Lewis D. Baker
Washington, DC
Mr. Gary D. Bass
Executive Director, OMB Watch
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Edward J. Black
President & CEO, Computer & Communication Industry Association
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Ellen Blackler
Special Assistant to the Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC
A
Mr. Robert B. Blancato
Partner, Matz, Blancato & Associates
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jill Bond
Leslie Harris & Associates
Washington, DC
Mr. Frank Bonzio
Executive Director, Internet Without Borders
A
Ms. Barbara Bostick-Hunt
Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, White House
Washington, DC
Ms. Martina Bradford
Vice President, Lucent
A
Ms. Judith A. Brewer
Director of WWW Accessibility Initiative, World Wide Web Consortium
For Official Government Use Only
Page 2
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Alvin Brown
CEB/OVP
A
Mr. Gibbs Walter Brown
Chairman and CEO, ePlanning
A
Mr. Daniel Farrell Burton
Director, Novell, Inc.
A
Mr. Christopher G. Caine
Vice President of Government Programs, IBM Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Gaston Caperton
President, The College Board
New York, NY
A
Ms. Holly Carter
Executive Director, CTC Network
A
Mr. David A. Castagnetti
Associate, Berner Bocknery
Ms. Michele Cavataio
Senior Policy Advisor, America Online
Dulles, VA
A
Mr. Michael Cohen
Community Empowerment Board, The White House
Mr. Kevin Conlon
Itasca, IL
Dr. D.L. Crooker
Destiny Communications Institute
Hon. (Sec.) Andrew M. Cuomo
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development
A
Hon. Wayne K. Curry
County Executive, Prince George's County
Upper Marlboro, MD
A
Hon. (Ms.) Lynn G. Cutler
Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White
House
Washington, DC
Guest: Mr. Paul Rutherford
*
A
Mr. Darien C. Dash
President, Digital Mafia Entertainment
Englewood, NJ
A
Dr. William W. Destler
OVP of Research and Dean, University of Maryland
For Official Government Use Only
Page 3
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Jennifer Tuccillo Dexter
Vice President, Easter Seals
A
Mr. Alan Dinsmore
American Federation for the Blind
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Evangelina Frescas Dobbs
Executive Director, Wider Opportunities for Women
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Maria Echaveste
Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff, The White House
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom Ehgood
Vice-President, Compaq Computers
A
Hon. Albert C. Eisenberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, US Department of Transportation
&
A
Mr. David Eisner
Vice President, America On Line
- M&G
Dulles, VA
Ms. Pepper English
Vice-President, Bell South
A
Honorable David H. Ennis
Delaware House of Representatives
Dover, DE
A
Mr. Eric V. Eve
Director of Federal Relations, Bell Atlantic Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Greg Farmer
Vice President, Nortel Networks
-M-G
Washington, DC
Ms. Sandy Butler-Whyte (Substitute for: Edie Fraser)
A
Mr. Roberto Frisancho
President, Latino Civil Rights Center
*
A
Mr. Peter Gallagher
President and CEO, America's Promise
Alexandria, VA
*
A
Mr. Gregory Todd Garcia
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M+G?
Vice-President, 3COM
A
Mr. James Gashel
Director of Governmental Affairs, National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, MD
For Official Government Use Only
Page 4
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. James R. Geletka
Exective Director, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Center
A
Honorable Gary R. George
State Senator, Wisconsin, State Capitol
Madison, WI
Hon. (Sec.) Daniel R. Glickman
Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jill Miller Godoff
Executive Director
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John Gomperts
Chief of Staff, Corporation for National Service
will
Washington, DC
A
Hon. C. Vernon Gray
Ellicot City, MD
Hon. (Mr.) William H. Gray
President and CEO, United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
A
Ms. Carolyn Groobey
Partner, McKinsey and Company, Inc.
Washington, DC
Mr. Nick Grouf
CEO, Firefly Network
Cambridge, MA
Ms. Tessie Guillermo
Executive Director, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum
San Francisco, CA
A
Ms. Ellen W. Haas
CEO, Foodfit.com
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Christopher Hankin
Vice President - Director of Federal Affairs, Sun Microsystems
A
Ms. LaDonna Harris
President, Americans for Indians Opportunities
Bernalillo, NM
A
Hon. Neil F. Hartigan
Chairman, World Trade Center Chicago
Chicago, IL
Ms. Kara Hartnett
OpenVoice
For Official Government Use Only
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REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Wade J. Henderson
Executive Director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Sec.) Alexis M. Herman
Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Ms. Antonia Hernandez
President & CEO, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund
Los Angeles, CA
A
Mr. Christopher Long (Substitute for: Joe Hillings)
Mr. John Hohmann
National Bandwith
Ms. Julie Holdren
President and CEO, Olympus Group
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Frederick S. Humphries
Vice President, US West
- M & G
Washington, DC
A
Dr. David G. Imig
Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Andrew Imparato
President, American Association of People with Disabilities
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Clarence Irving
President, Irving Information
Mr. Larry Irving
CEO, Urban Magic
Hon. (Rep.) Jesse L. Jackson
D/Illinois, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Carlton Jenkins
One Net Now
Mr. Jim Johnson
Vice President, SGI
A
Mr. Robert Louis Johnson
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom Jurkovich
Federal Government Affairs Manager and Corporate Attorney, Microsoft
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 6
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Aram H. Kailian
Special Assistant to the Commissioner, General Services Administration
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Julie Kaminkow
Confidential Assistant, U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Kenneth T. Kay
CORETECH
A
Ms. Barbara Greene Kilberg
President, NVTC
A
Ms. Elizabeth O. Kim
Assistant General Counsel and New Markets Director, SBA
Washinton, DC
A
Hon. (Gov.) Angus S. King
Governor (I), State of Maine
Augusta, ME
A
Mr. Joshua A. King
A
Mr. Larry Kirkman
- Md G
Executive Director, Benton Foundation
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Robert E. Knowling
M a G
CEO, COV AD
A
Mr. Adam Krouse
A
Mr. Ronald Krouse
American Federation of Teachers
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Keith Krueger
Executive Director, Consortium for School Networking
A
Mr. Jack Krumholtz
? M*G
Director, Federal Government Affairs and Washington DC Office, Microsoft Corporation
Washington, DC
Mr. Christopher Kui
Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality
New York, NY
A
Mr. Nathaniel LaCour
Vice President, AFT
New Orleans, LA
A
Ms. Wendy Lader
Senior Policy Advisor, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
For Official Government Use Only
Page 7
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Francis Lam
Asian Americans for Equality
Mr. Weldon H. Latham
Senior Partner, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Abby F. Milstein (Substitute for: Paul LeClerc)
A
Ms. Kelly Klegar Levy
Associate Administartor, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce
A
Ms. Laurie A. Lipper
Director, Children's Partnership
- M4G
A
Ms. Martha Livingston
Senior Policy Analyst and Assistant general Counsel, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
A
Mr. Glynis D. Long
Program Manager, SBA eCommerce
A
Mr. William B. Luecht
External Affairs Officer, CDFI Fund
A
Ms. Mary MacPherson
President, Netpreneur.org
A
Mr. Jerry Malone
Chief of Staff, Department of Transportation
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Vicky Rasel (Substitute for: Ginny Markle)
Hon. Susan Masten
President, National Congress of American Indians
Washington, DC
Ms. Mary Ellen Maxwell
President, National School Boards Association
Mr. Norman Mayfield
Novanetwork, Inc.
A
Mr. David Paul McClure
Executive Director, United States Internet Industry Association
A
Hon. David McCurdy
Electronics Industries Alliance
Arlington, VA
Ms. Zana L. McDonald
Director, Blackfeet Tribal Business Information Center
For Official Government Use Only
Page 8
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Ms. Anne McGuire
Associate, Quinn Gillespie
Mr. Jonathan Melegrito
Executive Director, National Federation of Filipino American Associations
Washington, DC
Mr. Jeffrey Menaged
A
Mr. David L. Mercer
Senior Advisor, America's Millennium, Mercer & Associates, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Harris Miller
Acting President, Information Technology Association of America
Arlington, VA
A
Mr. William Milliken
President, Communities in Schools, Inc.
Alexandria, VA
A
Ms. Amy Joe Millman
Executive Director, National Women's Business Council
Washington, DC
Mr. Charles Moses
President, United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
A
Ms. Lara Muldoon
Treasury Department
Hon. Janet G. Mullins
Vice President - Washington Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Natalia Munoz
Editor-in-Chief, Eviva. Net
New York, NY
Alderman Ricardo Munoz
City Alderman
Chicago, IL
A
Mr. Jonas B. Neihardt
M+ G ?
Vice President, QUALCOMM
A
Ms. Kirsten A. Nyrop
+
G
?
Executive Director, United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
A
Ms. Erin Lynn O'Brien
Director, Healtheon/WEB MD
A
Mr. James M. O'Connor
Deputy Associate Administrator/ OSCS, Small Business Administration
For Official Government Use Only
Page 9
REPORT DATE:
April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Daphne Kwok (Substitute for: George Ong)
Executive Director, Organization of Chinese Americans
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Derrick B. Owens
Director, Interagency Affairs at NTIA, Department of Commerce
A
Mr. James Payne
Vice President, Qwest
Arlington, VA
Mr. Henry Ponder
President, NAFEO
A
Mr. Leland S. Prussia
Bank of America
San Francisco, CA
A
Ms. Amanda Broun (Substitute for: Wendy Puriefoy)
Public Education Fund Network
A
Ms. Vicki Rafel
A
Ms. Carmen M. Ramos
President, Quality Management
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Annabelle Redway
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Morris L. Reid
Partner, Dewey Square Group
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Geoffrey Rhodes
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Paul J. Richman
Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Administrator of Community Development, USDA
Ms. Sullivan Robinson
Executive Director, Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Katherine Rodi
Coordinator, CEO Forum
A
Mr. Mark Root
Manager of Information Services, Council of Great City Schools
Washington, DC
Ms. Christy Russell
President, Association of Rehabilitation Programs in Computer Technology
For Official Government Use Only
Page 10
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Robert Sachs
? M & 4
President and CEO, National Cable Television Association
Washington, DC
Mr. Jonathan Sallett
Vice President, MCI Worldcom
A
Mr. John Scheibel
Vice President, Yahoo! Inc.
- M + G
Guest: Ms. Jennifer Hull
A
Hon. (Mr.) Eli J. Segal
President and CEO, Welfare to Work Partnership
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Emily Sheketoff
Director, American Library Association
- Md G
Ms. Aliza Sherman
Founder, Cybergirl.com
Mr. Clive Smith
CEO, New Deal
A
Mr. Craig Smith
Vice President, Voter. Com
- M +G
so
A
Ms. Karen W. Smith
Executive Director, TechCorps
A
Ms. Marianne Smith
Department of Transportation
A
Hon. Richard Socarides
Special Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor for Public Liaison, Office of the Public Liason, The White House
Washington, DC
A
Honorable Ira Sockowitz
President, Phoenix Consulting Group, Inc.
8/0
A
Ms. Roxanne Spillett
President, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- M d G
Atlanta, GA
Guest: Mr. Robert A. Calloway
s/o
A
Ms. Orysia Stanchak
Executive Director, YWCA of USA
A
Ms. Antonia Stone
Founder, Computer Technology Centers Network
AND
A
Mr. William R. Sweeney
Executive Vice President of Global Governmental Affairs, EDS Corporation
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 11
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Matthew Szulik
M d G 7 6
President, Red Hat
Guest: Ms. Melissa London
A
Mr. Thomas G. Tate
Digital Divide Co-Leader, USDA
Mr. Michael Timmeny
Government Relations, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi
Executive Director, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Reston, VA
A
Ms. Margaret B. Tulloch
Paralegal Supervisor, Department of Justice
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Pamela J. Turner
Senior VP of Goverment, National Cable Television Association
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Joseph Vassallo
Executive VP, ePlanning
Mr. John Venator
President, Computing Technology Industry Association
Ms. Georgina Cynthia Verdugo
Washington Office Regional Council, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Carole J. Wacey
Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Michelle Lana Wallach
Senator Bob Graham's Office
A
Mrs. Dorothy Walsh
VP, Federal Relations, Ameritech
Washington, DC, DC
A
Mr. Jeffrey Watson
CEO, J. Watson & Associates
Washington, DC
A
Mr. James F. Whittaker
Vice President, Hewlett Packard
A
Mr. Brent A. Wilkes
Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 12
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mrs. Carol W. Wilner
Director, Federal Public Affairs, AT&T
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Harris L. Wofford
m&G(?
Former Senator for Pennsylvania and CEO, The Corporation for National Service
Washington, DC
A
Ms Patricia Wright
Director, Governmental Affairs, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Suzanne Bernadette Adams Yates
US Dept of Education
Mr. Scott Yohe
Delta Airlines
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Ariel Zwang
White House Fellow, Department of Housing and Urban Development
For Official Government Use Only
Page 13
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. Harry C. Alford
Chairman and CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Aida M. Alvarez
Administrator, Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Jacqueline Anderson
Coalition for Fair Employment in Silicon Valley
R
Mr. William Archy
President, AEA International
R
Mr. Thomas E. Armstrong
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Harrisburg, PA
R
Hon. (Sec.) Bruce Babbitt
Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Andre Banks
Small Business Administration
R
Mr. John J. Barry
International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Sandra Bernard
American Association of University Women
Washintgon, DC
R
Hon. Daniel T. Blue
Speaker, North Carolina State Legislature
Raleigh, NC
R
Dr. Anne L. Bryant
Executive Director, National School Boards Association
Alexandria, VA
R
Mr. Robert F. Chase
President, National Education Association
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Vincent A. Cianci
Mayor, City of Providence
Providence, RI
R
Mr. J. Thomas Cochran
Executive Director, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) William M. Daley
Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 14
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. Darryl Dennis
Counselor to the President, Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Tom Donohue
President, United States Chamber of Commerce
R
Mr. Thomas W. Dortch
National President, 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
R
Hon. Robert Edgar
Secretary General, National Council of Churches
New York, NY
R
Mr. David Ellington
Co-Founder, President and CEO, NetNoir, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
R
Ms. Sandra Feldman
President, American Federation of Teachers
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Edie Fraser
President, Public Affairs Group Inc
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Alvin From
President, Democratic Leadership Council
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Larry Goldberg
Director, National Center for Accessible Media
R
Mr. Roy Gonzalez
Mayor of San Jose
San Jose, CA
R
Mr. Ernest G. Green
Chairman, African Development Foundation, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Jane Hague
Council Member, King County Courthouse
Seattle, WA
R
Mr. George Herrera
President, US-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Stephen M. Heyman
Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Labor
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Joe Hillings
Enron Corporation
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 15
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Honorable(Delegate) John Adams Hurson
House Majority Leader, Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, MD
R
Honorable Maynard H. Jackson
Chairman of the Board, Jackson Securities, Incorporated
Atlanta, GA
R
Ms. Roberta R. Katz
President, TechNet
Palo Alto, CA
R
Ms. Regina Keeney
Vice President, Dell Computers
R
Hon. William E. Kennard
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC
R
Dr. Paul LeClerc
President, The New York Public Library
New York, NY
R
Hon. Jack Lew
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Ginny Markle
President, Parents-Teacher Association
R
Mr. Samuel L. Maury
President, The Business Roundtable
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Donald McClellan
Vice President, Gateway
R
Mr. Gregory McQuerter
CEO, Edapta Inc.
R
Mayor Tom Menino
Mayor, City of Boston
Boston, MA
R
Hon. Kweisi Mfume
President and CEO, NAACP
Baltimore, MD
R
Mr. Michael L. Morgan
President, Spirit of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
R
Ms. Karen K. Narasaki
Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 16
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Hon. (Mayor) Martin Joseph O'Malley
Mayor, City of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
R
Mr. George Ong
President, Organization of Chinese Americans
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Gov.) Paul E. Patton
Governor (D), State of Kentucky
Frankfort, KY
R
Mr. Bernard R. Phillips
CEO, NRTC
Herndon, VA
R
Ms. Joanne Piccolo
Vice President and Director, United States Government Relations, Motorola, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Hugh Price
President and CEO, National Urban League
Memphis, TN
R
Ms. Wendy O. Puriefoy
President, Public Education Fund Network
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) William Richardson
Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) Richard W. Riley
Department of Education
R
Ms. Linda Sheperd
President, National Parent Network on Disabilities
R
Mr. Samuel J. Simmons
President and CEO, National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Hon. (Sec.) Rodney E. Slater
Secretary of Transportation, United States Department of Transportation
R
Hon. (Sec.) Lawrence H. Summers
Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury
R
Mr. John J. Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Victoria B. Tassan
NationsBank
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 17
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME:
2:15 PM
Regrets
R
Ms. Ginny Terzano
Corporate Public Relations, Microsoft
Washington, DC
R
Hon. Fran Ulmer
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Juneau, AK
R
Ms. Cleopatra Vaughns
President, National Association of Negro Business
R
Ms. Jennifer Verdery
Manager, Intel
R
Mr. Edward G. Viltz
Vice President, Enterprise Integration Corporation
R
Ms. Mary Walker
President, National Federation of Black Women Business Owners
Guest: Ms. Robyn W. Spencer
R
Hon. (Mayor) Wellington E. Webb
Mayor, City of Denver, Colorado
Denver, CO
R
Mr. David Wilhelm
Senior Managing Director, Everen Securities, Inc.
Chicago, IL
R
Hon. Anthony A. Williams
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
R
Ms. KaYing Yang
Executive Director, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
R
Mr. Stephen P. Yokich
President, UAW
Detroit, MI
R
Mr. Raul Yzaguirre
President, National Council of La Raza
Washington, DC
For Official Government Use Only
Page 18
REPORT DATE: April 3, 2000
REPORT TIME: 2:15 PM
TOTAL COUNTS
Number of Accepts:
139
Number of Regrets:
73
Number of No Responses:
47
Number of Unknown Guests:
1
Number of Expected Attendees:
187
For Official Government Use Only
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tab 1
Event Memo
Tab 2
POTUS Speech DRAFT
Tab 3
Kick-Off Press Paper
Tab 4
Kick-Off Fact Sheet
Tab 5
Q&As
Tab 6
Attendees List
Tab 7
Background Memo on AmeriCorps Commitment
tab a Press paper on AmeriCorps Digital Divide Initiative
Tab 8
Background Memo on Yahoo Commitment
Tab 9
Background Memo on 3Com Commitment
tab a Background memo on 3Com Community Initiatives
Tab 10
Background Memo on American Library Association Commitment
tab a 1998 National Survey on US Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity
tab b ALA Special Report on Library Telecom Discounts
Tab 11
National Call to Action
Tab 12
Digital Divide Paper
Tab 13
FY2001 Digital Divide Budget Initiatives
TO DO ITEMS FOR DIGITAL DIVIDE 4/7 - 4/16
DEADLINE
ITEM
RESPONSIBLE PERSON/AGENCY
Site Selection:
Completed
Site Selection POTUS Memo
NEC
4/10
Additional Information from Agencies
Ask agencies for activities in each site
4/8
Venue options for each site
NEC
4/10(??)
Advance Teams on Location
Daily
Advance Phone Calls
Delegation
Completed
Congressional Phone Calls
Leg. Affairs (have ask Marty for list)
4/7
Corporate Phone Calls
OPL
Event Format
4/7
Background Information to Speech Writers NEC
4/7
Internal Discussion on Speaking Programs
NEC
Week of 4/10
Decision on Speaking Program
Larger group (communication, advance, etc)
Week of 4/10
Contact with Speakers
OPL, NEC, Communications
4/10
Decisions on Roundtable Participants
NEC/OPL
Week of 4/10
Speech Drafts for Reviews
NEC
Do we need to
4/14
Scripts for Roundtables Completed
NEC
4/15
Event Memos
NEC
give leading
questions
Outreach/Deliverables
Completed
OPL Briefings
OPL
Completed
Senior Staff Calls
Gene and Others
Completed
Agency Outreach
NEC
Agency Amplification Events
???
Draft Plan from Agencies
Cabinet Affairs - Irma
???
Final Plan from Agencies
Cabinet Affairs - Irma
Draft Press Paper:
4/8-to staff
For each Location
NEC
4/14-to Gene
4/8-to staff
Policy papers (need to list out)
NEC
4/14-to Gene
4/15
Q&A's
NEC/Agencies: Kalil
Press Information
4/11
Real People Stories
NEC/Agencies
4/10
Communciations Plan
Patrick
4/7
Background Data to Press
NEC (Kendra working on)
4/7
Validators Identified
NEC (natasha will send to
Patrick/Communications)
4/14
All Press Paper Final
BACKGROUND ON INNER CITIES AND HARTFORD, CT
November 4, 1999
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON INNER CITIES
A booming national economy, coupled with the success of strong local efforts and the Clinton Administration's
community development agenda, has helped many cities experience a strong fiscal and economic recovery. But
while many inner cities poor urban neighborhoods within larger central cities - have seen economic gains,
they still have not fully participated in the economic prosperity and may face the challenges of population
decline, loss of middle-class families, slow job growth, income inequality, and poverty. Furthermore, inner city
neighborhoods often lag behind the strong economies of the vibrant metropolitan areas in which they are located
- and at the end of the 20th century there are still pockets of poverty amidst the growing national economic
prosperity.
THE GOOD NEWS FOR OUR NATION'S CITIES
Population increased in two-thirds of all central cities from 1980-1998. Immigrant families play a
significant role in creating these population increases, especially in gateway cities such as Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, and Seattle. (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
Employment is on the rise in most central cities. The number of employed residents living in central
cities grew by 10.4 percent, or 3.7 million people, from 1992 to 1998. In the nation's fifty largest cities, the
drop in unemployment was larger in the central city than in the suburbs. Just as important, in 77 large
central cities, average annual pay rose by 4.6 percent, compared with a 3.6 percent increase for suburban
jobs. Cities with dramatic declines in unemployment between 1992 and 1998 include: Detroit, MI (dropped
from 16.9% to 7.2% during this period); Atlanta, GA (10.0 9 to 5.6%); Hartford, CT (12.6% to 6.7%);
Newark (16.6% to 9.6%); and Santa Ana, CA (11.8% to 5.2%). (Department of Housing and Urban
Development, "State of the Cities, 1999").
Homeownership is increasing in central cities. For the first time in history, more than half of central city
households are homeowners. Central city homeownership rates have increased from 48.9 percent at the end
of 1993 to 50.5 percent in the third quarter of 1999. This increase in homeownership has been led by both
African-American and Hispanic families, whose homeownership rates have been increasing faster than the
rate for white families. (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
SOME CITIES STILL FACE CHALLENGES TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
Not all cities are sharing in the prosperity. Some inner cities with high unemployment rates in 1998
include: Madera, CA - 18.3%; Brownsville, TX - 14.5%; Atlantic City, NJ - 13.4%; Yuma, AZ - 19.7;
North Chicago, IL - 10.2%; Flint,MI - 10.2%; Miami, FL - 9.3%; Newark - 9.6%; Hartford - 6.7%; and
East St. Louis, IL - 9.8%. (Department of Housing and Urban Development, "Places Left Behind.").
One in three central cities continues to lose population. Between 1980 and 1998, population declined
5% or more in 24.2% of the central cities. Over half (57.3%) of these cities lost over 10% of their
population, despite the fact that the overall U.S. population grew by 19.3% during this period. These cities
lost the workers and the consumers to grow their economy, as well as the tax base needed to protect the
livability and strengthen the local business climate. Shrinking cities tend to have higher rates of
unemployment than cities with a growing or stable population. (Department of Housing and Urban
Development, "State of the Cities, 1999").
Poverty has also improved, but remains too high. Poverty in central cities declined from 21.5% to 18.5%
between 1993 and 1998. However, central city poverty remains significantly higher than the 12.7% poverty
rate nationally. Moreover, nearly one-in-three inner cities, 170 cities total, had poverty rates of 20 percent or
more in 1995. High poverty cities in 1995 include: Washington, DC (21%); New Orleans, LA (34%); St.
Louis, MO (30%); Philadelphia, PA (24%); Richmond, VA (25%); and Miami, FL (43%). (Census Bureau
and Department of Housing and Urban Development). While the strong economic growth in the past 4
years likely reduced poverty rates, poverty is still too prevalent.
Poverty concentration and job mismatches. The outmigration of middle and upper-middle income
Americans has left behind concentrations of poor people and has sapped once thriving areas of their
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HUD-PD&R -> 94565334
NO.095
004
Navajo Reservation and Trust Lands, AZ-NM-UT
Total Population (1990)
148,658
Poverty Rate (1989)
56.2%
Unemployment Rate (1990)
28.0%
Unemployment Rate (1998)
Not Available
Counts
Percents
Educational Attainment (Population 25+) (1990)
68,809
Did Not Graduate High School
38,806
56.4%
High School Graduate
16,155
23.5%
Some College or Associate Degree
10,039
14.6%
College Graduate or Advanced Degree
3,809
5.5%
Race (1990)
White, Non-Hispanic
4,405
3.0%
Black, Non-Hispanic
169
0.1%
Other Races, Non Hispanic
142,825
96.1%
Total Hispanic (All Races)
1,259
0.8%
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HUD-PD&R -> 94565334
NO. 095
005
San Juan County, NM (Shiprock)
Total Population (1990)
91,605
Poverty Rate (1989)
28.3%
Unemployment Rate (1990)
11.5%
Unemployment Rate (1998)
8.2%
Counts
Percents
Educational Attainment (Population 25+) (1990)
50,692
Did Not Graduate High School
15,628
30.8%
High School Graduate
15,583
30.7%
Some College or Associate Degree
13,243
26.1%
College Graduate or Advanced Degree
6,238
12.3%
Race (1990)
White, Non-Hispanic
45,941
50.2%
Black, Non-Hispanic
382
0.4%
Other Races, Non Hispanic
33,265
36.3%
Total Hispanic (All Races)
12,017
13.1%
Poverty concentration and job mismatches. The outmigration of middle and upper-middle income
Americans has left behind concentrations of poor people and has sapped once thriving areas of their
economic vitality. Rapid redevelopment outside of central cities has created a mismatch between where
many potential workers live and where jobs are located. This leads to high joblessness in some pockets
while jobs go unfilled in other parts of the same other wise healthy metro areas. (Department of Housing
and Urban Development, "State of the Cities, 1999").
BACKGROUND ON ENGLEWOOD, CHICAGO
Englewood is a community area located on Chicago's south side. It was once a stable middle class area, but has
now become one of the city's poorest communities.
During the first part of this century, the neighborhood flourished as one of the busiest commercial areas in the
city, serving as a profitable retail center and home to many cultural amenities. However, at the beginning of the
second-half of this century, commercial activity in the neighborhood began to decline with the onset of
competition from newly built shopping centers in nearby suburban areas and as a result, by 1960 many long-
time residents had moved out, causing housing to become vacant and abandoned. Key facts about Englewood
include:
The population in Englewood is estimated to be 39,780 in 1998. (Claritas).
98.7% of the population of Englewood was African-American in 1990. (Bureau of the Census).
The unemployment rate for the Englewood community was 14.8 percent in 1998, compared to 5.7 percent
for the city of Chicago. (Illinois Department of Employment Security).
Median household income is estimated to be about $19,000 compared to $32,400 for the city of Chicago.
(Metro Chicago Information Center - Metro Survey, 1999).
Retail sales were estimated to be $105 million in 1998. (Claritas).
About half of the population of Englewood is estimated to receive food stamps, compared to 15 percent for
the city. (Metro Chicago Information Center - Metro Survey, 1999).
Almost 20 percent of the population in Englewood is estimated to receive welfare benefits compared to 6
percent for the city of Chicago. (Metro Chicago Information Center - Metro Survey, 1999).
About 40 percent of those in Englewood are estimated to have checking accounts compared to 68 percent
for the city. (Metro Chicago Information Center - Metro Survey, 1999).
EMPOWERMENT ZONE /ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO HELP REVITALIZE
INNER CITIES AND RURAL AREAS
In order to help revitalize inner-cities and isolated rural areas, the Clinton Administration has, among other
initiatives, designated 135 urban and rural distressed communities across the country as Empowerment Zones
(EZs) and Enterprise Communities (ECs). This includes a first round of EZs and ECs, designated in 1994, and a
second round, designated in January 1999.
The EZ/EC initiative has already leveraged over $10 billion in additional public and private sector
investment in community revitalization efforts.
The 20 Second-Round EZs (15 urban, 5 rural) all consist of census tracts with a minimum poverty rate of
20%, and at least 90% of those tracts must be in areas with a poverty rate of 25%. Second-round Zones also
were able to designate up to 2,000 acres of additional property outside the formal poverty criterion that as
part of the Zone can receive Zone benefits and be used for job creation.
The FY 2000 budget provides $70 million in funding for Rural/Urban Empowerment Zones/Enterprise
Communities. The President's budget requested $165 million for next year -- the House and Senate bills
included no funding. All of the urban and rural EZs (20 Zones) and rural enterprise communities (20 ECs)
that were designated by the Vice President in January 1999 as Round II zones will receive funding.
The Chicago EZ was designated as a Round I Empowerment Zone in 1994. It encompasses three non-
contiguous neighborhoods in the South, West and Pilsen Little Village areas of Chicago over an area of 14.3
4/06/00
EAST PALO ALTO COMMITMENTS
Public Deliverables
HUD
Doubling of Neighborhood Networks over the next two years from 500 to 1000
Department of Education:
FY2000 CTC Award Announcement (have general info about CTCs from the web. Should
ask Ed for any detailed info about 2000 awards)
FY2000 Star Schools Announcement (Supporting Teachers with Anytime/Any Place
Resources - STARS)
Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (have no info-need to get from ED)
SBA
SBA Entrepreneur's Center Several corporate partners -- including Cisco Systems. Located
in San Jose. Will not open until June. Expected to draw 20,000 people per year. Valued at
$10 million - including a $2 million contribution from Cisco.
Americorps
Federal Work Study Waiver (ask TAK if we are including this - need to run by GS to make
sure it does not conflict with America Reads)
Private Deliverables
AT&T
Academy of Information Technology: $1.5 million over four years to create high school
curriculum to prepare students for IT industry developed by National Academy Foundation (they
often do a press release-should ask Jay if we could get that)
Announcement of Leadership Conversation for the Next America: $250,000 commitment to
bring national forum series to underserved communities to engage high school students and
policymakers in a dialogue about economic opportunities, education, job skills and leadership for
the 21st century.
govWorks
Community Commitment Program: govWorks reinvests a percentage of its revenues back into
the communities where it does business in the form of publicly accessible computers and Internet
services. govWorks would donate the resources to community centers, libraries and city halls.
govWorks expects to contribute more than $150,000 to communities across the country in this
year alone.
Gateway (need paper--$ commitment)
Training to 75,000 Teachers: Provide 75,000 teachers with training in a particular region of the
country
Yahoo! (may be announced - by Yang at the NPC - the week prior to the trip)
Camp Yahoo!: $1.5 million free training curriculum (train the trainers program). Within four
years Yahoo! expects that over 75,000 volunteers, librarians, community leaders and Americorps
members will become Camp Yahoo! Counselors.
4/06/00
Qualcomm
$1 million for Ed Tech -high speed internet access, PCs, and teacher training - San Diego
Schools
Paper Releases
SBA
Small Business Digital Alliance. A partnership with the Latin American Management
Association (LAMA) and several private sector course material developers, to provide training in
e-commerce strategies to small and minority businesses (with a focus on the Hispanic
community). WOULD THIS WORK FOR A CHICAGO PAPER RELEASE.
OPL's Proposed Invitations for Delegation to New Markets Digital Divide Tour
Invitations to join the President in East Palo Alto will be extended to CEOs or senior executives of the
following companies/organizations:
3Com
Yahoo!
AOL
GovWorks
Recept
AT&T
One Net Now
DME
BET.com
TechNet
Qualcomm
Novell
Covad Communications
Hewlett Packard
Gateway
Intel
PowerUP
Kaiser Family Foundation
Rainbow/PUSH
National Urban League
LCCR
National Council of La Raza
Invitations to join the President in Shiprock will be extended to CEOs or senior executives of the
following companies/organizations:
Microsoft
Compaq
Native American Systems
IBM
Anderson Consulting
Tachyon
AOL
Kellogg Foundation
National Congress of American Indians
Navajo Nation
Tech Corp
Invitations to join the President in Chicago will be extended to CEOs or senior executives of the following
companies/organizations: STILL IN DISCUSSION.
Invitations to join the President in North Carolina will be extended to CEOs or senior executives of the
following companies/organizations:
Qualcomm
MCI Worldcom
Red Hat
AT&T
DRAFT
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNTY
Access to computers and the Internet and the ability to use this technology effectively are becoming
increasingly important for full participation in America's economic, political and social life. While computer
and Internet access has exploded during the Clinton-Gore Administration, America faces a digital divide" --
a gap between those who have access to Information Age tools and the skills to use them and those who don't.
America has an important choice to make. We can allow unequal access to deepen divisions along the lines of
race, income, education level, and geography, or we can use technology to help make the American dream a
reality for more citizens. The Clinton-Gore Administration is committed to doing its part to ensure that all
Americans benefit from opportunities created by information technology. But the government can not and
should not do this alone. We need to build partnerships and develop a comprehensive approach to bringing
digital opportunity to all Americans.
That is why we are asking you to build on actions you are already taking by agreeing to:
Support the President's National Challenge to bridge the digital divide by agreeing to devote time and
energy toward bringing digital opportunity to more Americans.
Make new and innovative commitments to schools, families and local communities.
Participate in the President's New Markets trip during the week of April 9th
Support legislative initiatives designed to bridge the Digital Divide.
Your willingness to participate in these efforts will go a long way toward meeting two urgent and critical goals:
to bring digital opportunity to every child in every school and to under-served families and communities.
GOAL ONE: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
For children to succeed, they need to master basic skills at an early age. A critical element of this is the
need for information and technological literacy. To help achieve these aims, we must focus on a
comprehensive approach to integrating technology into teaching and learning while recognizing that -- as
powerful as computers are -- they are no substitute for an inspiring teacher or a loving parent. Together,
we must:
1.
Connect every classroom to the Internet
2.
Ensure that all students have modern multi-media computer access, ideally at a ratio of 1 computer
for every 4-5 students
3.
Ensure that teachers are technologically literate and can integrate technology into the curriculum
4.
Make available high quality educational software and online learning resources
GOAL TWO: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
To ensure that no family or community is left behind, we must:
1. Set the long-term goal of making access to the Internet in the home universal
2. Bring technology to every community -- urban and rural -- through Community Technology Centers
and high-speed networks
3. Give adults the skills they need to use information technology and compete for jobs in the IT sector
4. Motivate and inspire more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected"
DRAFT
ELEMENTS OF A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
We can only reach our goals by developing strong partnerships between government, industry, and the rich
mosaic of America's civil society -- educators, labor unions, librarians, civil rights leaders, faith-based
organizations, foundations, and volunteers, and community-based organizations. We must also recognize that
while competition, market forces, technological progress and new business models will help expand access by
lowering the price of Internet access, computers, and "information appliances," access to technology is only
one piece of the puzzle.
That is why we are urging that we agree to take a comprehensive approach: addressing not only Internet access
and hardware, but the creation of quality content and applications, effective training, the development of
information literacy, and intensive support and guidance from teachers and mentors. We must also make a
special effort to find ways to motivate and inspire those who are not connected to see the value of participating
in the Information Revolution.
By pledging to take on specific challenges in the overall effort -- beginning with some of the items outlined
below -- you can make a tremendous difference in the lives of millions of American children and families. We
also encourage other ideas and commitments to help bring digital opportunity to all Americans in a sustained
and thorough way.
GOAL 1: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
Taking Action to Meet All Aspects of the Goal
Make every school a model school by providing a comprehensive approach to education technology.
Work with local parents' groups to develop and complete school-wide surveys to determine which of the goal's
four components are being met.
Offer experts from universities and corporations to work full or part-time in schools - devoting their knowledge
and energy to helping schools achieve all four parts of the goal.
Match the Administration's $450 million investment in the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund -- to help
bring comprehensive technology solutions to states and local communities.
Connecting Every Classroom and Library to the Internet
Continue support for the E-rate to bring Internet connections to our schools and libraries -- with the deepest
discounts going to our neediest schools.
Continue volunteer efforts such as NetDay and TechCorps.
Providing Schools with the Computers they Require
Donate computers to schools and libraries to bring greater technology access to children and families.
2
DRAFT
Training Teachers to Use Technology Effectively in the Classroom
Develop partnerships to help provide technology training to all new and existing teachers.
Providing Compelling Content
Create a Digital Library for Education to help students and teachers find quality Internet content.
GOAL 2: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Expanding Home Access
Build on the momentum created by a number of employers by providing computers and Internet services at
reduced rates to employees and their families.
Creating more Community Technology Centers
Donate all aspects of technology to help expand the number of Community Technology Centers (CTCs) --
to make computers, Internet access and locally assistance available to children and adults.
Providing Greater Training to Allow all Individuals to Fully Participate in the Digital Economy
Provide training and internships to prepare minorities and low-income workers for IT sector jobs.
Provide basic technology training to employees to expand computer expertise and workplace literacy.
Donate computers and Internet access to libraries to help more Americans develop "information literacy"
skills - SO that they can more effectively locate, evaluate, and use the information they need.
Motivating People to Learn and Use Technology to its Fullest Potential
Develop Public Service Announcements with celebrities to motivate young people and adults to use
computers and explore the Internet -- including a "no fear, no shame" campaign for those adults who may
be reluctant to admit that they don't know how to use technology.
Creating and Providing Content and Applications that will Help Empower Low-Income Communities
Develop content to help families access quality information and resources to meet their everyday needs --
including child care, transportation, employment opportunities, and social services.
Bringing Advanced Technology to Isolated Rural Communities and to Indian Country
Provide Native Americans with training for IT jobs, access to broadband networks, e-commerce solutions
for small businesses, and the use of technology to preserve Native American culture.
Develop innovative business models and broadband technologies to deploy advanced services to rural
America.
Ensuring that Information Technologies and the Internet are Accessible to People with Disabilities
Adopt accessibility standards and enhance the accessibility of products to bring the Web and information
technology to people with disabilities.
3
DRAFT
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNTY
Access to computers and the Internet and the ability to use this technology effectively are becoming
increasingly important for full participation in America's economic, political and social life. While computer
and Internet access has exploded during the Clinton-Gore Administration, America faces a 'digital divide" --
a gap between those who have access to Information Age tools and the skills to use them and those who don't.
America has an important choice to make. We can allow unequal access to deepen divisions along the lines of
race, income, education level, and geography, or we can use technology to help make the American dream a
reality for more citizens. The Clinton-Gore Administration is committed to doing its part to ensure that all
Americans benefit from opportunities created by information technology. But the government can not and
should not do this alone. We need to build partnerships and develop a comprehensive approach to bringing
digital opportunity to all Americans.
That is why we are asking you to build on actions you are already taking by agreeing to:
Support the President's National Challenge to bridge the digital divide by agreeing to devote time and
energy toward bringing digital opportunity to more Americans.
Make new and innovative commitments to schools, families and local communities.
Participate in the President's New Markets trip during the week of April 9th
Support legislative initiatives designed to bridge the Digital Divide.
Your willingness to participate in these efforts will go a long way toward meeting two urgent and critical goals:
to bring digital opportunity to every child in every school and to under-served families and communities.
GOAL ONE: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
For children to succeed, they need to master basic skills at an early age. A critical element of this is the
need for information and technological literacy. To help achieve these aims, we must focus on a
comprehensive approach to integrating technology into teaching and learning while recognizing that -- as
powerful as computers are -- they are no substitute for an inspiring teacher or a loving parent. Together,
we must:
1.
Connect every classroom and school to the Internet
2.
Ensure that students have computer access, ideally at a ratio of 1 computer for every 4-5 students
3.
Ensure that teachers are technologically literate and can integrate technology into the curriculum
4.
Make available high quality educational software and resources
GOAL TWO: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
To ensure that no family or community is left behind, we must:
1. Set the long-term goal of making access to the Internet in the home universal
2. Bring technology to every community -- urban and rural -- through Community Technology Centers
and high-speed networks
3. Give adults and young adults the skills they need to use information technology and compete for jobs
in the IT sector
4. Motivate and inspire more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected"
DRAFT
ELEMENTS OF A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
We can only reach our goals by developing strong partnerships between government, industry, and the rich
mosaic of America's civil society -- educators, labor unions, librarians, civil rights leaders, faith-based
organizations, foundations, and volunteers, and community-based organizations. We must also recognize that
while competition, market forces, technological progress and new business models will help expand access by
lowering the price of Internet access, computers, and "information appliances," access to technology is only
one piece of the puzzle.
That is why we are urging that we agree to take a comprehensive approach: addressing not only Internet access
and hardware, but the creation of quality content and applications, effective training, the development of
information literacy, and intensive support and guidance from teachers and mentors. We must also make a
special effort to find ways to motivate and inspire those who are not connected to see the value of participating
in the Information Revolution.
By pledging to take on specific challenges in the overall effort -- beginning with some of the items outlined
below -- you can make a tremendous difference in the lives of millions of American children and families.*
We also encourage other ideas and commitments to help bring digital opportunity to all Americans in a
sustained and thorough way.
GOAL 1: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
Taking Action to Meet All Aspects of the Goal
Make every school a model school by providing a comprehensive approach to education technology.
Examples of partnerships that have taken this comprehensive approach include the Joint Venture Silicon
Valley "21st Century Education Initiative," and the "NextDay" project of NetDay.
Match the Administration's Investment in the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund.
The Administration is proposing an increase from $425 million to $450 million to help states and local
communities meet all four components of the goal.
Work with local parents' groups to develop and complete school-wide surveys to determine which of the goal's
four components are being met.
Offer experts from universities and corporations to work full or part-time in schools - devoting their knowledge
and energy to helping schools achieve all four parts of the goal.
Connecting Every Classroom and Library to the Internet
Continue support for the E-rate
*
: Examples are for illustrative purposes only -- there are many other companies and non-profits that are working to bridge the
digital divide.
2
DRAFT
E-Rate has provided $3.65 billion in support Internet connections in schools and libraries over the last two
years -- with the deepest discounts to the poorest schools that need it most.
Continue volunteer efforts such as NetDay, TechCorps, and the "High Speed Education Connection" of the
cable TV industry.
Providing Schools with the Computers they Require
Donate computers to schools and libraries to bring greater access to technology to children and families
The Administration is extending and expanding an enhanced tax deduction to allow companies to deduct
more than the cost of their donation.
Training Teachers to Use Technology Effectively in the Classroom
Develop partnerships to provide technology training to all new and existing teachers.
The Administration has set a goal of training all new teachers to use technology, and has proposed $150
million to help meet this goal, which companies can support by partnering with schools of education.
The CEO Forum has developed a detailed set of goals for how schools of education and states can work
to ensure that all teachers are prepared to teach using technology.
Several companies (e.g. Intel, Microsoft, AT&T) are also devoting significant resources to training
existing teachers with summer academies, and follow-up support during the course of the school year.
Providing Compelling Content
Create a Digital Library for Education to help students and teachers find quality content on the Internet.
The Administration is proposing $41 million for an initiative to expand access to high-quality Internet-
based educational resources, and to make it easier for parents, teachers and students to find compelling
content by grade level and subject area.
Several companies (e.g. Ameritech, MCI WorldCom) have partnered with government agencies to offer
intensive training to teachers so they can develop content, and have provided grants to institutions to
digitize special collections (such as the Library of Congress "American Memory" project).
Motivating Young People to Learn and Use Technology to its Fullest Potential.
Motivate and train youth for careers in information technology
Companies such as Cisco, 3Com and Novell have launched programs which help prepare students for
high-paying jobs in the IT sector.
3
DRAFT
Develop Public Service Announcements with celebrities
Sports and entertainment stars can agree to do PSAs showing them using the computers and explaining
why they are excited about the Internet, and why mastering these new tools is SO important.
Develop Public Service Announcements with celebrities to motivate young people and adults to use
computers and explore the Internet -- including a "no fear, no shame" campaign for those adults who
may be reluctant to admit that they don't know how to use technology.
This kind of campaign would also be important for adults -- many of whom might be afraid to admit that
they don't know how to use technology.
GOAL 2: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Expanding Home Access
Provide computers and Internet services to your employees and their families.
Leading U.S. companies such as Ford and Delta have determined that providing their employees with
computers and Internet access at reduced rates is critical to upgrading the skills of their employees.
The Administration has proposed $50 million for a pilot project to expand home access for low-income
families. Companies can support local projects through free or discounted hardware, software, Internet
access and training. Pilots are being supported by Computers For Youth, Microsoft, Bell Atlantic, IBM,
and "Clickstart."
Creating more Community Technology Centers
Donate all aspects of technology to help provide national coverage through Community Technology
Centers (CTCs). CTCs provide children and adults a place to go where technology and assistance is
available to them-including everything from conducting job searches to finding child care to providing
children with structured after-school programs.
The Administration is proposing to expand its investment in CTCs from $32.5 million to $100 million-
to create up to 1,000 new centers.
By extending and expanding an enhanced tax deduction, the Administration encourages companies to
donate equipment, software, Internet access, support and instructors to expand the number of CTCs.
An example of a private partnership that has taken on a comprehensive approach is the PowerUP
program (with support from AOL, Case Foundation, Gateway, HP, Sun, and Americorps).
Providing Greater Training to Allow all Individuals to Fully Participate in the Digital Economy
Offer training and internships to prepare more minorities and low-income workers for IT sector jobs
4
DRAFT
Information Technology Association of America is leading efforts to expand the number of minority
internships in IT companies. Other companies and non-profits are getting positive results by providing
IT training to people who are unemployed, on welfare, or holding minimum-wage jobs.
One California-based non-profit (OpNet) has been able to help people who were unemployed or making
an average of $6 per hour compete successfully for jobs paying up to $45,000 year. Another consortium
of Northern California companies has launched a project called "Welfare-to-Web" to provide the training
people need to make the transition from welfare to high-tech jobs.
Provide Basic Technology Training to Workers
Companies can take advantage of the President's tax credit and provide their employees with basic
computer training, workplace literacy or other basic education.
Increase access to "information literacy" skills
According to the American Library Association, an information literate person is "able to recognize
when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively." Companies
can donate the computers and Internet access that librarians need to provide people with these skills.
Providing Content and Applications that will Help Empower Low-Income Communities
Develop content to help families access quality information and resources to meet their everyday needs
Examples might include compelling courseware for adult literacy, adult basic education, English as a
Second Language, or the skills needed to start a "micro-enterprise."
Companies, state and local government agencies and non-profits can also collaborate to develop
"portals" that would provide one-stop access to content particularly relevant to the needs of low-income
families - such as child care, transportation, employment opportunities, and social services.
The Administration is proposing to triple its investment in the Technology Opportunities Program (to
$45 million), which has supported many innovative applications of information technology.
Bringing Advanced Technology to Isolated Rural Communities and to Indian Country
Ensure that Native Americans participate in the New Economy. The Native American community can
benefit from training for IT jobs, access to broadband networks that can help bring technology-related
employment, e-commerce solutions for Native American small businesses, and the use of technology to
preserve and share Native American culture.
The Administration proposes $10 million for grants to tribal colleges for networking and access; course
development; student assistance; and capacity building.
Develop innovative business models and new technologies to deploy advanced services to rural America.
The Administration has proposed several hundred million in loan guarantees to accelerate the
deployment of broadband wireline and wireless networks to rural America.
5
DRAFT
Companies are developing broadband technologies that can be cost-effectively deployed.
Companies are exploring ways to bring fiber optic networks to rural states if users can pool their
purchasing power.
Ensuring that Information Technologies and the Internet are Accessible to People with Disabilities
Make the Web and information technology accessible for people with disabilities.
The Administration and Internet companies are co-funding the "Web Accessibility Initiative" through
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Internet and e-commerce companies can move to adopt Web
accessibility standards being developed by the W3C for Web content, browsers and authoring tools.
Many telecommunications companies are working to enhance the accessibility of their products to meet
the requirements of Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
The Administration is proposing increased funding to improve the state-of-the-art of assistive
technology, and to make it more affordable for people with disabilities.
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FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO
DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY:
THE PRESIDENT'S
NATIONAL CHALLENGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
The Goals of Digital Opportunity
II.
Elements of a National Partnership
III.
The Administration's Proposals for Digital
Opportunity
DRAF
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNTY
Access to computers and the Internet and the ability to use this technology effectively are becoming
increasingly important for full participation in America's economic, political and social life. While computer
and Internet access has exploded during the Clinton-Gore Administration, America faces a "digital divide" --
a gap between those who have access to Information Age tools and the skills to use them and those who don't.
America has an important choice to make. We can allow unequal access to deepen divisions along the lines of
race, income, education level, and geography, or we can use technology to help make the American dream a
reality for more citizens. The Clinton-Gore Administration is committed to doing its part to ensure that all
Americans benefit from opportunities created by information technology. But the government can not and
should not do this alone. We need to build partnerships and develop a comprehensive approach to bringing
digital opportunity to all Americans.
That is why we are asking you to build on actions you are already taking by agreeing to:
Support the President's National Challenge to bridge the digital divide by agreeing to devote time an
energy toward bringing digital opportunity to more Americans.
Make new and innovative commitments to schools, families and local communities.
Participate in the President's New Markets trip during the week of April 9th
Support legislative initiatives designed to bridge the Digital Divide.
Your willingness to participate in these efforts will go a long way toward meeting two urgent and critical goal:
to bring digital opportunity to every child in every school and to under-served families and communities.
GOAL ONE: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
For children to succeed, they need to master basic skills at an early age. A critical element of this is the
need for information and technological literacy. To help achieve these aims, we must focus on a
comprehensive approach to integrating technology into teaching and learning while recognizing that -- as
powerful as computers are -- they are no substitute for an inspiring teacher or a loving parent. Together,
we must:
1.
Connect every classroom and school to the Internet
2.
Ensure that students have computer access, ideally at a ratio of 1 computer for every 4-5 students
3.
Ensure that teachers are technologically literate and can integrate technology into the curriculum
4.
Make available high quality educational software and resources
GOAL TWO: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
To ensure that no family or community is left behind, we must:
1. Set the long-term goal of making access to the Internet in the home universal
2. Bring technology to every community -- urban and rural -- through Community Technology Centers
and high-speed networks
3. Give adults and young adults the skills they need to use information technology and compete for jobs
in the IT sector
incnire more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected"
DRAFT
ELEMENTS OF A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
We can only reach our goals by developing strong partnerships between government, industry, and the rich
mosaic of America's civil society -- educators, labor unions, librarians, civil rights leaders, faith-based
organizations, foundations, and volunteers, and community-based organizations. We must also recognize that
while competition, market forces, technological progress and new business models will help expand access by
lowering the price of Internet access, computers, and "information appliances," access to technology is only
one piece of the puzzle.
That is why we are urging that we agree to take a comprehensive approach: addressing not only Internet access
and hardware, but the creation of quality content and applications, effective training, the development of
information literacy, and intensive support and guidance from teachers and mentors. We must also make a
special effort to find ways to motivate and inspire those who are not connected to see the value of participating
in the Information Revolution.
By pledging to take on specific challenges in the overall effort -- beginning with some of the items outlined
below -- you can make a tremendous difference in the lives of millions of American children and families.*
We also encourage other ideas and commitments to help bring digital opportunity to all Americans in a
sustained and thorough way.
GOAL 1: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
Taking Action to Meet All Aspects of the Goal
Make every school a model school by providing a comprehensive approach to education technology.
Examples of partnerships that have taken this comprehensive approach include PowerUP (with support from
AOL, Case Foundation, Gateway, HP, Sun, and Americorps), the Joint Venture Silicon Valley "21ˢᵗ Century
Education Initiative," and the "NextDay" project of NetDay.
Match the Administration's Investment in the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund.
The Administration is proposing an increase from $425 million to $450 million to help states and local
communities meet all four components of the goal.
Work with local parents' groups to develop and complete school-wide surveys to determine which of the goal's
four components are being met.
Offer experts from universities and corporations to work full or part-time in schools - devoting their knowledge
and energy to helping schools achieve all four parts of the goal.
*
: Examples are for illustrative purposes only -- there are many other companies and non-profits that are working to bridge the
digital divide.
2
DRAFT
Connecting Every Classroom and Library to the Internet
Continue support for the E-rate
E-Rate has provided $3.65 billion in support Internet connections in schools and libraries over the last two
years -- with the deepest discounts to the poorest schools that need it most.
Continue volunteer efforts such as NetDay, TechCorps, and the "High Speed Education Connection" of the
cable TV industry.
Providing Schools with the Computers they Require
Donate computers to schools and libraries to bring greater access to technology to children and families
The Administration is extending and expanding an enhanced tax deduction to allow companies to deduct
more than the cost of their donation.
Training Teachers to Use Technology Effectively in the Classroom
Develop partnerships to provide technology training to all new and existing teachers.
The Administration has set a goal of training all new teachers to use technology, and has proposed $150
million to help meet this goal, which companies can support by partnering with schools of education.
The CEO Forum has developed a detailed set of goals for how schools of education and states can work
to ensure that all teachers are prepared to teach using technology.
Several companies (e.g. Intel, Microsoft, AT&T) are also devoting significant resources to training
existing teachers with summer academies, and follow-up support during the course of the school year.
Providing Compelling Content
Create a Digital Library for Education to help students and teachers find quality content on the Internet.
The Administration is proposing $41 million for an initiative to expand access to high-quality Internet-
based educational resources, and to make it easier for parents, teachers and students to find compelling
content by grade level and subject area.
Several companies (e.g. Ameritech, MCI WorldCom) have partnered with government agencies to offer
intensive training to teachers so they can develop content, and have provided grants to institutions to
digitize special collections (such as the Library of Congress "American Memory" project).
3
DRAF
Motivating Young People to Learn and Use Technology to its Fullest Potential.
Motivate and train youth for careers in information technology
Companies such as Cisco, 3Com and Novell have launched programs which help prepare students for
high-paying jobs in the IT sector.
Develop Public Service Announcements with celebrities
Sports and entertainment stars can agree to do PSAs showing them using the computers and explaining
why they are excited about the Internet, and why mastering these new tools is so important.
Develop Public Service Announcements with celebrities to motivate young people and adults to use
computers and explore the Internet -- including a "no fear, no shame" campaign for those adults who
may be reluctant to admit that they don't know how to use technology.
This kind of campaign would also be important for adults -- many of whom might be afraid to admit tha
they don't know how to use technology.
GOAL 2: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Expanding Home Access
Provide computers and Internet services to your employees and their families.
Leading U.S. companies such as Ford and Delta have determined that providing their employees with
computers and Internet access at reduced rates is critical to upgrading the skills of their employees.
The Administration has proposed $50 million for a pilot project to expand home access for low-incom
families. Companies can support local projects through free or discounted hardware, software, Intern
access and training. Pilots are being supported by Computers For Youth, Microsoft, Bell Atlantic, IB
and "Clickstart."
Creating more Community Technology Centers
Donate all aspects of technology to help provide national coverage through Community Technology
Centers (CTCs). CTCs provide children and adults a place to go where technology and assistance is
available to them-including everything from conducting job searches to finding child care to providin
children with structured after-school programs.
The Administration is proposing to expand its investment in CTCs from $32.5 million to $100 milli
to create up to 1,000 new centers.
By extending and expanding an enhanced tax deduction, the Administration encourages companies
donate equipment, software, Internet access, support and instructors to expand the number of CTCs
DRAFT
Providing Greater Training to Allow all Individuals to Fully Participate in the Digital Economy
Offer training and internships to prepare more minorities and low-income workers for IT sector jobs
Information Technology Association of America is leading efforts to expand the number of minority
internships in IT companies. Other companies and non-profits are getting positive results by providing
IT training to people who are unemployed, on welfare, or holding minimum-wage jobs.
One California-based non-profit (OpNet) has been able to help people who were unemployed or making
an average of $6 per hour compete successfully for jobs paying up to $45,000 year. Another consortium
of Northern California companies has launched a project called "Welfare-to-Web" to provide the training
people need to make the transition from welfare to high-tech jobs.
Provide Basic Technology Training to Workers
Companies can take advantage of the President's tax credit and provide their employees with basic
computer training, workplace literacy or other basic education.
Increase access to "information literacy" skills
According to the American Library Association, an information literate person is "able to recognize
when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively." Companies
can donate the computers and Internet access that librarians need to provide people with these skills.
Providing Content and Applications that will Help Empower Low-Income Communities
Develop content to help families access quality information and resources to meet their everyday needs
Examples might include compelling courseware for adult literacy, adult basic education, English as a
Second Language, or the skills needed to start a "micro-enterprise."
Companies, state and local government agencies and non-profits can also collaborate to develop
"portals" that would provide one-stop access to content particularly relevant to the needs of low-income
families - such as child care, transportation, employment opportunities, and social services.
The Administration is proposing to triple its investment in the Technology Opportunities Program (to
$45 million), which has supported many innovative applications of information technology.
Bringing Advanced Technology to Isolated Rural Communities and to Indian Country
Ensure that Native Americans participate in the New Economy. The Native American community can
benefit from training for IT jobs, access to broadband networks that can help bring technology-related
employment, e-commerce solutions for Native American small businesses, and the use of technology to
preserve and share Native American culture.
The Administration proposes $10 million for grants to tribal colleges for networking and access; course
development; student assistance; and capacity building.
5
DRAFT
Develop innovative business models and new technologies to deploy advanced services to rural America.
The Administration has proposed several hundred million in loan guarantees to accelerate the
deployment of broadband wireline and wireless networks to rural America.
Companies are developing broadband technologies that can be cost-effectively deployed.
Companies are exploring ways to bring fiber optic networks to rural states if users can pool their
purchasing power.
Ensuring that Information Technologies and the Internet are Accessible to People with Disabilities
Make the Web and information technology accessible for people with disabilities.
The Administration and Internet companies are co-funding the "Web Accessibility Initiative" through
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Internet and e-commerce companies can move to adopt Web
accessibility standards being developed by the W3C for Web content, browsers and authoring tools.
Many telecommunications companies are working to enhance the accessibility of their products to meet
the requirements of Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
The Administration is proposing increased funding to improve the state-of-the-art of assistive
technology, and to make it more affordable for people with disabilities.
THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION:
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
April 4, 2000
President Clinton Will Announce Today That Over 400 Companies And Non-Profit Organizations Have
Signed A "National Call To Action" To Bring Digital Opportunity To Youth, Families And Communities. The
President will be joined by the Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, Senator Barbara Mikulski and Julian Lacey, a
longtime volunteer at Plugged In, a Community Technology Center in East Palo Alto, California. He will announce
his "National Call to Action" to help bring digital opportunity to youth, families and communities around the country.
Over 400 companies and non-profit organizations have agreed to sign this Call to Action.
President Clinton's "National Call To Action." President Clinton has issued a "National Call to Action" to
challenge corporations and non-profit organizations to take concrete steps to meet two critical goals:
Provide 21st Century Learning Tools For Every Child In Every School. For children to succeed, they
need to master basic skills at an early age. The ability to use technology to learn and succeed in the
workplace of the 21st century has become a "new basic" creating a national imperative to ensure that every
child is technologically literate. To reach this goal, America needs a comprehensive approach to connect
every classroom, provide all students with access to multimedia computers, train teachers to use and
integrate technology into the curriculum, and to provide high quality online content and educational
software.
Create Digital Opportunity For Every American Family And Community. For all families and
communities to benefit from the New Economy, we must ensure that all Americans have access to technology
and the skills needed to use it. We must work to meet the long-term goal of making home access to the
Internet universal, bring technology to every neighborhood through community technology centers, empower
all citizens with IT skills, and motivate more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected."
The President Will Announce Several Initiatives To Help Bring Digital Opportunity To All Americans. The
President will announce the following initiatives that demonstrate a real commitment by the public and private
sectors to work together to bridge the digital divide:
$12.5 Million For An "E-Corps." The Corporation for National Service will commit $10 million to
recruit 750 qualified AmeriCorps members for projects aimed at bringing digital opportunity to youth,
families and communities. These volunteers will provide technical support to school computer systems,
tutor at Community Technology Centers, and offer IT training for high-tech careers. The Corporation for
National Service will also commit $2.5 million for digital divide projects under the Learn and Serve
program, which allows young people to make a difference in their communities while going to school.
Yahoo! Will Invest $1 Million in Digital Opportunity. Yahoo! will provide an Internet advertising
campaign worth $1 million to enlist volunteers with high-tech skills for AmeriCorps' digital divide
initiative. The Yahoo! banner ads will help AmeriCorps meet the challenge of recruiting volunteers with
high-tech skills to work on technology-related projects.
3Com Launches NetPrep GYRLS. In partnership with the YWCA's TechGYRLS program, 3Com will
announce NetPrep GYRLS, a $330,000 program that will offer girls aged 14-16 training in computer
networking. Currently, women represent less than 30 percent of U.S. computer scientists and computer
programmers. The 3Com NetPrep curriculum will allow high school girls to focus their technical education
on computer networking, leading to an industry-standard certification. 3Com expects to reach 600 girls in 30
NetPrep GYRLS locations across the country.
American Library Association. The American Library Association will pledge to help bridge the digital
divide by working with its members to create or expand "information literacy" programs in at least 250
communities around the country. People with information literacy skills are able to recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively.
President Clinton Will Also Announce His Third New Markets Tour - From Digital Divide to Digital
Opportunity. On April 17-18, President Clinton, accompanied by CEOs, Members of Congress, Cabinet Secretaries
and community leaders will focus national attention on initiatives aimed at overcoming the digital divide and creating
opportunities for youth, families and communities. The President will travel to East Palo Alto, California; the Navajo
Nation in Shiprock, New Mexico; and Chicago, Illinois to highlight private and public-sector initiatives to help bring
digital opportunity to all Americans. Later this month, the President will travel to rural North Carolina to stress the
importance of expanding rural access to the emerging broadband Internet.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
AND CREATING DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS
Access to computers and the Internet and the ability to effectively use this technology are becoming increasingly
important for full participation in America's economic, political and social life. People are using the Internet to
find lower prices for goods and services, work from home or start their own business, acquire new skills using
distance learning, and make better informed decisions about their healthcare needs. The ability to use
technology is becoming increasingly important in the workplace, and jobs in the rapidly growing information
technology sector pay almost 80 percent more than the average private sector wage.
Technology, used creatively, can also make a big difference in the way teachers teach and students learn. In
some classrooms, teachers are using the Internet to keep up with the latest developments in their field, exchange
lesson plans with their colleagues, and communicate more frequently with parents. Students are able to log on
to the Library of Congress to download primary documents for a history paper, explore the universe with an
Internet-connected telescope used by professional astronomers, and engage in more active "learning by doing."
Students are also creating powerful Internet-based learning resources that can be used by other students - such
as award-winning Web sites on endangered species, the biology of sleep, human perception of sound, and an
exploration of the American judicial system.
Access to computers and the Internet has exploded during the Clinton-Gore Administration. Unfortunately,
there is strong evidence of a "digital divide" -- a gap between those individuals and communities that have
access to these Information Age tools and those who don't. A July 1999 report from the Department of
Commerce, based on December 1998 Census Department data, revealed that:
Better educated Americans more likely to be connected. Between 1997 and 1998, the technology divide
between those at the highest and lowest education levels increased 25%. In 1998, those with a college
degree are more than eight times likely to have a computer at home and nearly sixteen times as likely to have
home Internet access as those with an elementary school education.
The gap between high- and low-income Americans is increasing. In the last year, the divide between
those at the highest and lowest income levels grew 29%. Urban households with incomes of $75,000 or
higher are more than twenty times more likely to have access to the Internet than rural households at the
lowest income levels, and more than nine times as likely to have a computer at home.
Whites more likely to be connected than African-Americans or Hispanics. The digital divide is also
persistent along racial and ethnic lines. Whites are more likely to have access to the Internet from home
than African-Americans or Hispanics have from any location. African-American and Hispanic households
are roughly two-fifths as likely to have home Internet access as white households. However, for incomes of
$75,000 and higher, the divide between whites and African-Americans has narrowed considerably in the last
year.
Rural areas less likely to be connected than urban users. Regardless of income level, those living in rural
areas are lagging behind in computer ownership and Internet access. At some income levels, those in urban
areas are 50% more likely to have Internet access than those earning the same income in rural areas. Low
income households in rural areas are the least connected, with connectivity rates in the singles digits for
both computers and Internet access.
In addition, data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveals a "digital divide" in our nation's schools.
As of the fall of 1998, 39 percent of classrooms of poor schools were connected to the Internet, as compared to 74
percent in wealthier schools.
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
April 4, 2000
Access to information technology and the Internet and the ability to use this technology effectively are
becoming increasingly important to full participation in America's economic, political and social life. While
computer and Internet access has exploded in recent years, America faces a "digital divide"- a gap between
those who have access to Information Age tools and the skills to use them and those who don't.
America has an important choice to make: we can allow unequal access to deepen existing divisions along
the lines of race, income, education level, geography, and disability -- or we can use technology as a
powerful tool to help make the American dream a reality for more people. To help create digital opportunity
for more Americans, we must create strong partnerships between government, industry, and the rich mosaic
of America's civil society - including educators, labor unions, librarians, civil rights leaders, faith-based
organizations, foundations, volunteers, and community-based organizations.
As companies, non-profit organizations and individuals, we are committed to taking concrete steps to
meet two critical national goals: (1) Ensuring Access To 21st Century Learning Tools For Every Child
In Every School; and (2) Expanding Digital Opportunity For Every American Family And
Community. We pledge to support these two goals.
GOAL ONE: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
For children to succeed, they need to master basic skills at an early age. A critical element of this is the need
for information and technological literacy. To help achieve these aims, we must focus on a comprehensive
approach to integrating technology into teaching and learning while recognizing that -- as powerful as
technology is -- it is no substitute for an inspiring teacher or a loving parent. Together, we must:
1. Connect every classroom to the Internet
2. Ensure that all students have modern multi-media computer access, ideally at a ratio of 1 computer
for every 4-5 students
3. Ensure that teachers are technologically literate and can integrate technology into the curriculum
4. Make available high quality educational software and online learning resources
GOAL TWO: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
To ensure that no family or community is left behind, we must:
1. Set the long-term goal of making home access to the Internet universal
2. Bring technology to every community -- urban, rural, and Native American -- through Community
Technology Centers and high-speed networks
3. Give adults the skills they need to use information technology and compete for jobs in the IT sector
4. Motivate and inspire more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected"
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
2030 Center
Asian American Drug Abuse
3Com
Program
9 to 5 National Organization for
Asian Community Mental Health
Working Women
Services
ABLE-NET Internet Services
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
Abyssinian Development
Association of Jesuit Colleges and
Corporation
Universities
Adaptive Computer Empowerment
Association of Rehabilitation
Services
Programs in Computer Technology
AFL-CIO
(ARPCT)
Afronet
Associations of Tech Act Projects
Altum
Baltimore Urban Technology
America Online
Network
American Association of Colleges for
Baptist Health System
Teacher Education
Bay Mills Community College
American Association on Mental
BellSouth
Retardation
Biltmore Properties
American Association of People with
Blackboard, Inc.
Disabilities
Black Cyberspace Online
American Council of the Blind
Black Data Processing Association
American Distance Education
Cleveland Chapter
Consortium (ADEC)
Black Data Processing Association
American Federation of Teachers
Bay Area Chapter
American Indian College Fund
Black Data Processing Association
American Indian Higher Education
Cincinnati Chapter
Consortium
Black Data Processing Association
American Indian Higher Education
Foundation
Consortium Student Congress
Blackfeet Community College
American Indian Rehabilitation Rights
Black Geeks Online
Organization of Warriors
Blackfeet Tribal Business
American Indian Science and
Information Center
Engineering Society
Blackfilm.com
American Library Association
Bloodworth Integrated Technology
American Medical Women's
Bloomfield Learning Center
Association
Boardroom Presentations
American Statistical Association
Boomer Agenda
Americans for Democratic Action
Boston Photo Collaborative
Americans for Indian Opportunity
Buffalo State College Leadership
anybill.com
Volunteer Center
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Byte Back
Communications Workers of America
C.B. Williams & Associates
Communities in School
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Community Housing and Supportive
Cable & Wireless
Services (CHASS)
California Breast Cancer Organizations
Community Technology Centers'
California Council of the Blind
Network (CTCNet)
California Foundation on the
Compaq
Environment and the Economy
Comprehensive Action Network
California Indian Education
Computer & Communications
Association
Industry Association (CCIA)
Campus Outreach Opportunity
Computerworks
League
Computing Technology Industry
Cankdeska Cikana Community
Association (CompTIA)
College
Consortium for School Networking
Career Communications Group
Construction Management Association
Center for Academic and Social
of America
Advancement/Centro de Avanze Social
Conwal/CESSI
y Academico (CASA)
Council of Chief State School Officers
Center for Management Assistance
Covad
Center for Parent Investment in
Crownpoint Institute of Technology
Education (CPIE)
Curriculum Resource Solutions
Center for Public Outreach
CyberYouth Networks
Center for Universal Design
D-Q University
Center for Urban Youth and Technology,
DataSource
University of Albany, SUNY
Democratic Leadership Conference
Central Dallas Ministries
Destiny Communications Institute
Children's Developmental Center
Dimensions International
Chinatown Service Center
Diné College
Cincinnati Business Incubator
Disability Rights Education Defense
Circle Solutions
Fund
Cisco Systems
DISKovery Computer Learning Center
Civic Association Serving Harlem
DJM Internet Marketing
(CASH-Tech)
Downtown Jackson Community
CivicZone.com
Development Corporation
Closing the Gap Program/ Black
Dull Knife Memorial College
Child and Family Institute
East River Electric Power Cooperative
Coalition for Fair Employment in
Easter Seals
Silicon Valley
Easy Access
College Board
eBay
College of Menomlnee Nation
EcomForum
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
ECOutlook.com
Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries
Edgewood Management Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
Education Technology Think Tank
High School/High Tech
(ET3)
HKC Communications, Inc.
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc.
Hope for Kids
Educational Systems Consulting
Houston Area Physics Teachers Group
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
(HAPTG)
Edventions
Human Capital Investment
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
Associates, Inc.
Enron, Inc.
Hunexus
Enterprise Computer Services
IBM Corporation
Enterprise Integration Corporation
Imaginuity Interactive
Expedia, Inc.
Individuals with Disabilities
ExplorNet
Enabling Advocacy Link (IDEAL)
Faith Incorporated
Information Brokers, Inc.
Falu Foundation
Institute of American Indian Arts
Family Solutions
Institute for Learning Technologies,
FIBRE Internationale
Teachers College, Columbia University
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community
Intel Corporation
College
Interactive Media Management
Foothill Indian Education Alliance
International Association of
Fort Belknap College
Business, Industry and Rehabilitation
Fort Berthold Community College
International Child Art Foundation
Fort Peck Community College
International Society for Technology
in Education
Foundation for Successful Solutions
Project T.E.C.H
International Telework Association
Foundation for the Future of Youth
and Council (ITAC)
Internet Without Borders
Friends of the Alexandria Talking
Book Service
I-SAFE America
Gateway
Jewish Vocational Service
GetThere.com
Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
GlobalCom Internetworks, Inc.
Joint Venture and Silicon Valley
Network
govWorks.com
K12nation.net
Green Thumb, Inc.
Harlem Center for Education
Kaplan Educational Centers
KDS Internet
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Haskell Indian Nations University
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community
College
Havre Eagles Manor
KnowledgeBase
Healtheon/WebMD
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa
Mexican Heritage Corporation
Community College
Microsoft Corporation
La Plaza Telecommunity
Milestone Communications
LatinNetShopper.com and Latin
Millennium 2000 Training Group
Online Services
Minnesota Licensed Family Child
Latino Civil Rights Center
Care Association
Leadership Conference Education
Minority Business Enterprise Legal
Fund
Defense/Education Fund
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Mirage Information and Research
LEADS Corporation
Services
League of United Latin American
Mississippi State University
Citizens
Mobile Housing Board
Leech Lake Tribal College
Mogean Tribe of Indians of
Libraries for the Future
Connecticut
LINCT Coalition
Morino Institute
Little Big Horn College
Motorola, Inc.
Little Priest Tribal College
Multi-CAP
Little Tokyo Service Center
National Adult Education Professional
Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire
Development Consortium, Inc.
Control, Dallas
National Alliance of Black Student
Lockman Publishing
Educators
Los Angeles Eye Institute
Native American Systems, Inc.
Lowestfare.com
National Asian American
Lucent Technologies
Telecommunications Association
Lumbee Tribe
(NAATA)
Magner Interactive Group, Inc.
National Association of College and
Marymount University
University Business Officers
(NACUBO)
Matz, Blancato & Associates, Inc.
MCI Worldcom
National Association of Federally
Impacted Schools
McMahon Associates
National Association of Latino
McMath-Hulbert Observatory
College Students
M-E-A.com
National Association of Nutrition And
Media Exchange International
Aging Services Program
Mentoring Partnerships
National Association of Secondary
Mercer & Associates
School Principals
Metropolitan Area Advisory
National Bandwith, Inc.
Committee on Anti-Poverty, San
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Diego County
National Black MBA Association,
Mexican American Legal Defense
San Francisco Chapter
and Educational Fund
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
National Caucus and Center on Black
NetVDV
Aged
Networking for Democracy
National Center for American Indian
NewDeal, Inc.
Enterprise Development - AZ
New Markets Equity Fund
National Center for American Indian
New York Public Library
Enterprise Development - CA
Newark Enterprise Community
National Center of Accessible Media
Resource Development Center
National Coalition of the Churches of
Newtek International
Christ in the USA
Nexus Forums
National Congress of American Indians
North Carolina Center for
National Council of Teachers of
International Understanding
Mathematics
North Carolina State University
National Education Association
Northern Electric Cooperative, Inc.
National Federation of the Blind
Northern Virginia Technology Council
National Haitian American Foundation
Northwest Indian College
National Housing Conference
Nova Management Services
National Indian Business Association
Novanetwork
National Indian Telecommunications
Novell, Inc.
Institute
Ntegrity Telecontent Services, Inc.
National Latino Children's Institute
Oglala Lakota College
National PTA
Ohio Community Computing Centers
National Puerto Rico Coalition
Network
National Rural Electric Cooperative
One Net Now
Association
One World Media Center
National Rural Transportation
On-Line Educators
Cooperative
Online Internet Institute
National School & Community Corps
Open Voice
National Silver Haired Congress
Operation Hope, Inc.
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
National Urban League, Inc.
Organization Concerned About Rural
National Women's Law Center
Education (OCRE)
Native American Public
Organization of Chinese Americans
Telecommunications
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Nebraska Indian Community College
Pelham Computer Center
Neighborhood Network Center at
People Without Borders
Durango Housing
PeoplePC
Neighborhood Networks Training
Center at Pedestal Gardens Apartment
Phelps-Stoke Fund
NetDay
Philadelphians Concerned About
NetSchools Corporation
Housing
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Pierce Mix Associates
Share the Technology
PowerUP
ShopNow.com
Progressive Life Center
Sierra Baca Services
Progressive Policy Institute
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Public Education Network
Silicon Spice, Inc.
Pueblo of Isleta
Sinte Gleska University
Puerto Rico Assistive Technology
Sisseton Wahpeton Community
Project
College
QUALCOMM
Si Tanka College
Quality Education Data
Sitting Bull College
Qwest Communications
SkyBridge LP
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Software And Information Industry
Red Hat, Inc.
Association
Refugee Women's Network, Inc.
Southeast Asian Community Center
Renaissance Neighborhood
Southeast Community Cultural
Opportunity Center
Center, Inc.
Rehabilitation Engineering &
Southern Illinois Collegiate Common
Assistive Technology Society of
Market
North America (RESNA)
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Retsel Media
Institute
RhythmNetworks
SpeakOut.com
Rhythms Netconnections, Inc.
St. John Learning Center
RMCI
Stone Child College
Salish Kootenai College
Stout Solutions
San Diego Regional Technology
Street Tech
Alliance
Sun Microsystems
San Diego Urban League
Systemic Research
San Francisco Community Clinic
Tacoma Neighborhood Networks
Consortium
Center
Santa Clara University School of Law
Tate Center for Technology and
Saragrams
School Reform
Save Our Seed
TechCorps
SBC Foundation
TechCorps Wisconsin
SciCentral.com
Technology Access Foundation
Seattle Community Networks Association
Technology Integration Solutions (TIS)
Seek Ye First Associates & Ministry
Tequity
Seldin Company
Terra-Genesis Housing
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People
Texas Instruments Corporation
(SHHH)
Theodore Myles Publishing, Inc.
SeniorNet
ThreeDimensions.Net
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Tido Tech International
United States Internet Industry
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Association
Trace R&D Center
United Tribes Technical College
Training Solutions, Inc.
United Way of America
Troy Gruppe
University of Maryland
Turtle Mountain Community College
University of Missouri, St. Louis
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
University of North Carolina
United Cerebral Palsy of East Central
University of Washington
Illinois
University Systems of Maryland
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern
Urban Cyberspace Company
Connecticut
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan
US Internet Industry Association
Detroit
VG Enterprises
United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan
Virginia High-Tech Partnership
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile
Washington State Neighborhood
United Cerebral Palsy of Northern
Networks Consortium
Maine
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and
United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
California
United Cerebral Palsy of the Capital
Westchester Bay Consulting
Area
White Earth Tribal and Community
United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden
College
Gate
Whitman Center for Public Service/
United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South
University of West Florida
United Cerebral Palsy of Western NY
Windsor Court Apartments
United Methodist Church,
Women In New Recovery (WINR)
Washington
Worldgate Communications, Inc.
United Negro College Fund
Y2K Computer Solutions
United South End Settlements
Yahoo!
United States Hispanic Chamber of
Youth Service America
Commerce
Youth Vote 2000
ZapMe!
THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION:
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
April 4, 2000
President Clinton Will Announce Today That Over 400 Companies And Non-Profit Organizations Have
Signed A "National Call To Action" To Bring Digital Opportunity To Youth, Families And Communities. The
President will be joined by the Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, Senator Barbara Mikulski and Julian Lacey, a
longtime volunteer at Plugged In, a Community Technology Center in East Palo Alto, California. He will announce
his "National Call to Action" to help bring digital opportunity to youth, families and communities around the country.
Over 400 companies and non-profit organizations have agreed to sign this Call to Action.
President Clinton's "National Call To Action." President Clinton has issued a "National Call to Action" to
challenge corporations and non-profit organizations to take concrete steps to meet two critical goals:
Provide 21st Century Learning Tools For Every Child In Every School. For children to succeed, they
need to master basic skills at an early age. The ability to use technology to learn and succeed in the
workplace of the 21st century has become a "new basic" creating a national imperative to ensure that every
child is technologically literate. To reach this goal, America needs a comprehensive approach to connect
every classroom, provide all students with access to multimedia computers, train teachers to use and
integrate technology into the curriculum, and to provide high quality online content and educational
software.
Create Digital Opportunity For Every American Family And Community. For all families and
communities to benefit from the New Economy, we must ensure that all Americans have access to technology
and the skills needed to use it. We must work to meet the long-term goal of making home access to the
Internet universal, bring technology to every neighborhood through community technology centers, empower
all citizens with IT skills, and motivate more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected."
The President Will Announce Several Initiatives To Help Bring Digital Opportunity To All Americans. The
President will announce the following initiatives that demonstrate a real commitment by the public and private
sectors to work together to bridge the digital divide:
$12.5 Million For An "E-Corps." The Corporation for National Service will commit $10 million to
recruit 750 qualified AmeriCorps members for projects aimed at bringing digital opportunity to youth,
families and communities. These volunteers will provide technical support to school computer systems,
tutor at Community Technology Centers, and offer IT training for high-tech careers. The Corporation for
National Service will also commit $2.5 million for digital divide projects under the Learn and Serve
program, which allows young people to make a difference in their communities while going to school.
Yahoo! Will Invest $1 Million in Digital Opportunity. Yahoo! will provide an Internet advertising
campaign worth $1 million to enlist volunteers with high-tech skills for AmeriCorps' digital divide
initiative. The Yahoo! banner ads will help AmeriCorps meet the challenge of recruiting volunteers with
high-tech skills to work on technology-related projects.
3Com Launches NetPrep GYRLS. In partnership with the YWCA's TechGYRLS program, 3Com will
announce NetPrep GYRLS, a $330,000 program that will offer girls aged 14-16 training in computer
networking. Currently, women represent less than 30 percent of U.S. computer scientists and computer
programmers. The 3Com NetPrep curriculum will allow high school girls to focus their technical education
on computer networking, leading to an industry-standard certification. 3Com expects to reach 600 girls in 30
NetPrep GYRLS locations across the country.
American Library Association. The American Library Association will pledge to help bridge the digital
divide by working with its members to create or expand "information literacy" programs in at least 250
communities around the country. People with information literacy skills are able to recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively.
President Clinton Will Also Announce His Third New Markets Tour - From Digital Divide to Digital
Opportunity. On April 17-18, President Clinton, accompanied by CEOs, Members of Congress, Cabinet Secretaries
and community leaders will focus national attention on initiatives aimed at overcoming the digital divide and creating
opportunities for youth, families and communities. The President will travel to East Palo Alto, California; the Navajo
Nation in Shiprock, New Mexico; and Chicago, Illinois to highlight private and public-sector initiatives to help bring
digital opportunity to all Americans. Later this month, the President will travel to rural North Carolina to stress the
importance of expanding rural access to the emerging broadband Internet.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
AND CREATING DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS
Access to computers and the Internet and the ability to effectively use this technology are becoming increasingly
important for full participation in America's economic, political and social life. People are using the Internet to
find lower prices for goods and services, work from home or start their own business, acquire new skills using
distance learning, and make better informed decisions about their healthcare needs. The ability to use
technology is becoming increasingly important in the workplace, and jobs in the rapidly growing information
technology sector pay almost 80 percent more than the average private sector wage.
Technology, used creatively, can also make a big difference in the way teachers teach and students learn. In
some classrooms, teachers are using the Internet to keep up with the latest developments in their field, exchange
lesson plans with their colleagues, and communicate more frequently with parents. Students are able to log on
to the Library of Congress to download primary documents for a history paper, explore the universe with an
Internet-connected telescope used by professional astronomers, and engage in more active "learning by doing."
Students are also creating powerful Internet-based learning resources that can be used by other students - such
as award-winning Web sites on endangered species, the biology of sleep, human perception of sound, and an
exploration of the American judicial system.
Access to computers and the Internet has exploded during the Clinton-Gore Administration. Unfortunately,
there is strong evidence of a "digital divide" -- a gap between those individuals and communities that have
access to these Information Age tools and those who don't. A July 1999 report from the Department of
Commerce, based on December 1998 Census Department data, revealed that:
Better educated Americans more likely to be connected. Between 1997 and 1998, the technology divide
between those at the highest and lowest education levels increased 25%. In 1998, those with a college
degree are more than eight times likely to have a computer at home and nearly sixteen times as likely to have
home Internet access as those with an elementary school education.
The gap between high- and low-income Americans is increasing. In the last year, the divide between
those at the highest and lowest income levels grew 29%. Urban households with incomes of $75,000 or
higher are more than twenty times more likely to have access to the Internet than rural households at the
lowest income levels, and more than nine times as likely to have a computer at home.
Whites more likely to be connected than African-Americans or Hispanics. The digital divide is also
persistent along racial and ethnic lines. Whites are more likely to have access to the Internet from home
than African-Americans or Hispanics have from any location. African-American and Hispanic households
are roughly two-fifths as likely to have home Internet access as white households. However, for incomes of
$75,000 and higher, the divide between whites and African-Americans has narrowed considerably in the last
year.
Rural areas less likely to be connected than urban users. Regardless of income level, those living in rural
areas are lagging behind in computer ownership and Internet access. At some income levels, those in urban
areas are 50% more likely to have Internet access than those earning the same income in rural areas. Low
income households in rural areas are the least connected, with connectivity rates in the singles digits for
both computers and Internet access.
In addition, data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveals a "digital divide" in our nation's schools.
As of the fall of 1998, 39 percent of classrooms of poor schools were connected to the Internet, as compared to 74
percent in wealthier schools.
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
April 4, 2000
Access to information technology and the Internet and the ability to use this technology effectively are
becoming increasingly important to full participation in America's economic, political and social life. While
computer and Internet access has exploded in recent years, America faces a "digital divide"- a gap between
those who have access to Information Age tools and the skills to use them and those who don't.
America has an important choice to make: we can allow unequal access to deepen existing divisions along
the lines of race, income, education level, geography, and disability -- or we can use technology as a
powerful tool to help make the American dream a reality for more people. To help create digital opportunity
for more Americans, we must create strong partnerships between government, industry, and the rich mosaic
of America's civil society including educators, labor unions, librarians, civil rights leaders, faith-based
organizations, foundations, volunteers, and community-based organizations.
As companies, non-profit organizations and individuals, we are committed to taking concrete steps to
meet two critical national goals: (1) Ensuring Access To 21st Century Learning Tools For Every Child
In Every School; and (2) Expanding Digital Opportunity For Every American Family And
Community. We pledge to support these two goals.
GOAL ONE: 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
For children to succeed, they need to master basic skills at an early age. A critical element of this is the need
for information and technological literacy. To help achieve these aims, we must focus on a comprehensive
approach to integrating technology into teaching and learning while recognizing that -- as powerful as
technology is -- it is no substitute for an inspiring teacher or a loving parent. Together, we must:
1. Connect every classroom to the Internet
2. Ensure that all students have modern multi-media computer access, ideally at a ratio of 1 computer
for every 4-5 students
3. Ensure that teachers are technologically literate and can integrate technology into the curriculum
4. Make available high quality educational software and online learning resources
GOAL TWO: DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
To ensure that no family or community is left behind, we must:
1. Set the long-term goal of making home access to the Internet universal
2. Bring technology to every community -- urban, rural, and Native American -- through Community
Technology Centers and high-speed networks
3. Give adults the skills they need to use information technology and compete for jobs in the IT sector
4. Motivate and inspire more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected"
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
2030 Center
Asian American Drug Abuse
3Com
Program
9 to 5 National Organization for
Asian Community Mental Health
Working Women
Services
ABLE-NET Internet Services
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
Abyssinian Development
Association of Jesuit Colleges and
Corporation
Universities
Adaptive Computer Empowerment
Association of Rehabilitation
Services
Programs in Computer Technology
AFL-CIO
(ARPCT)
Afronet
Associations of Tech Act Projects
Altum
Baltimore Urban Technology
America Online
Network
American Association of Colleges for
Baptist Health System
Teacher Education
Bay Mills Community College
American Association on Mental
BellSouth
Retardation
Biltmore Properties
American Association of People with
Blackboard, Inc.
Disabilities
Black Cyberspace Online
American Council of the Blind
Black Data Processing Association
American Distance Education
Cleveland Chapter
Consortium (ADEC)
Black Data Processing Association
American Federation of Teachers
Bay Area Chapter
American Indian College Fund
Black Data Processing Association
American Indian Higher Education
Cincinnati Chapter
Consortium
Black Data Processing Association
American Indian Higher Education
Foundation
Consortium Student Congress
Blackfeet Community College
American Indian Rehabilitation Rights
Black Geeks Online
Organization of Warriors
Blackfeet Tribal Business
American Indian Science and
Information Center
Engineering Society
Blackfilm.com
American Library Association
Bloodworth Integrated Technology
American Medical Women's
Bloomfield Learning Center
Association
Boardroom Presentations
American Statistical Association
Boomer Agenda
Americans for Democratic Action
Boston Photo Collaborative
Americans for Indian Opportunity
Buffalo State College Leadership
anybill.com
Volunteer Center
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Byte Back
Communications Workers of America
C.B. Williams & Associates
Communities in School
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Community Housing and Supportive
Cable & Wireless
Services (CHASS)
California Breast Cancer Organizations
Community Technology Centers'
California Council of the Blind
Network (CTCNet)
California Foundation on the
Compaq
Environment and the Economy
Comprehensive Action Network
California Indian Education
Computer & Communications
Association
Industry Association (CCIA)
Campus Outreach Opportunity
Computerworks
League
Computing Technology Industry
Cankdeska Cikana Community
Association (CompTIA)
College
Consortium for School Networking
Career Communications Group
Construction Management Association
Center for Academic and Social
of America
Advancement/Centro de Avanze Social
Conwal/CESSI
y Academico (CASA)
Council of Chief State School Officers
Center for Management Assistance
Covad
Center for Parent Investment in
Crownpoint Institute of Technology
Education (CPIE)
Curriculum Resource Solutions
Center for Public Outreach
CyberYouth Networks
Center for Universal Design
D-Q University
Center for Urban Youth and Technology,
DataSource
University of Albany, SUNY
Democratic Leadership Conference
Central Dallas Ministries
Destiny Communications Institute
Children's Developmental Center
Dimensions International
Chinatown Service Center
Diné College
Cincinnati Business Incubator
Disability Rights Education Defense
Circle Solutions
Fund
Cisco Systems
DISKovery Computer Learning Center
Civic Association Serving Harlem
DJM Internet Marketing
(CASH-Tech)
Downtown Jackson Community
CivicZone.com
Development Corporation
Closing the Gap Program/ Black
Dull Knife Memorial College
Child and Family Institute
East River Electric Power Cooperative
Coalition for Fair Employment in
Easter Seals
Silicon Valley
Easy Access
College Board
eBay
College of Menomlnee Nation
EcomForum
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
ECOutlook.com
Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries
Edgewood Management Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
Education Technology Think Tank
High School/High Tech
(ET3)
HKC Communications, Inc.
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc.
Hope for Kids
Educational Systems Consulting
Houston Area Physics Teachers Group
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
(HAPTG)
Edventions
Human Capital Investment
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
Associates, Inc.
Enron, Inc.
Hunexus
Enterprise Computer Services
IBM Corporation
Enterprise Integration Corporation
Imaginuity Interactive
Expedia, Inc.
Individuals with Disabilities
ExplorNet
Enabling Advocacy Link (IDEAL)
Faith Incorporated
Information Brokers, Inc.
Falu Foundation
Institute of American Indian Arts
Family Solutions
Institute for Learning Technologies,
FIBRE Internationale
Teachers College, Columbia University
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community
Intel Corporation
College
Interactive Media Management
Foothill Indian Education Alliance
International Association of
Fort Belknap College
Business, Industry and Rehabilitation
Fort Berthold Community College
International Child Art Foundation
Fort Peck Community College
International Society for Technology
in Education
Foundation for Successful Solutions
Project T.E.C.H
International Telework Association
Foundation for the Future of Youth
and Council (ITAC)
Internet Without Borders
Friends of the Alexandria Talking
Book Service
I-SAFE America
Gateway
Jewish Vocational Service
GetThere.com
Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
GlobalCom Internetworks, Inc.
Joint Venture and Silicon Valley
Network
govWorks.com
K12nation.net
Green Thumb, Inc.
Harlem Center for Education
Kaplan Educational Centers
KDS Internet
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Haskell Indian Nations University
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community
College
Havre Eagles Manor
KnowledgeBase
Healtheon/WebMD
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa
Mexican Heritage Corporation
Community College
Microsoft Corporation
La Plaza Telecommunity
Milestone Communications
LatinNetShopper.com and Latin
Millennium 2000 Training Group
Online Services
Minnesota Licensed Family Child
Latino Civil Rights Center
Care Association
Leadership Conference Education
Minority Business Enterprise Legal
Fund
Defense/Education Fund
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Mirage Information and Research
LEADS Corporation
Services
League of United Latin American
Mississippi State University
Citizens
Mobile Housing Board
Leech Lake Tribal College
Mogean Tribe of Indians of
Libraries for the Future
Connecticut
LINCT Coalition
Morino Institute
Little Big Horn College
Motorola, Inc.
Little Priest Tribal College
Multi-CAP
Little Tokyo Service Center
National Adult Education Professional
Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire
Development Consortium, Inc.
Control, Dallas
National Alliance of Black Student
Lockman Publishing
Educators
Los Angeles Eye Institute
Native American Systems, Inc.
Lowestfare.com
National Asian American
Lucent Technologies
Telecommunications Association
Lumbee Tribe
(NAATA)
Magner Interactive Group, Inc.
National Association of College and
Marymount University
University Business Officers
(NACUBO)
Matz, Blancato & Associates, Inc.
National Association of Federally
MCI Worldcom
Impacted Schools
McMahon Associates
National Association of Latino
McMath-Hulbert Observatory
College Students
M-E-A.com
National Association of Nutrition And
Media Exchange International
Aging Services Program
Mentoring Partnerships
National Association of Secondary
Mercer & Associates
School Principals
Metropolitan Area Advisory
National Bandwith, Inc.
Committee on Anti-Poverty, San
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Diego County
National Black MBA Association,
Mexican American Legal Defense
San Francisco Chapter
and Educational Fund
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
National Caucus and Center on Black
NetVDV
Aged
Networking for Democracy
National Center for American Indian
NewDeal, Inc.
Enterprise Development - AZ
New Markets Equity Fund
National Center for American Indian
New York Public Library
Enterprise Development - CA
Newark Enterprise Community
National Center of Accessible Media
Resource Development Center
National Coalition of the Churches of
Newtek International
Christ in the USA
Nexus Forums
National Congress of American Indians
North Carolina Center for
National Council of Teachers of
International Understanding
Mathematics
North Carolina State University
National Education Association
Northern Electric Cooperative, Inc.
National Federation of the Blind
Northern Virginia Technology Council
National Haitian American Foundation
Northwest Indian College
National Housing Conference
Nova Management Services
National Indian Business Association
Novanetwork
National Indian Telecommunications
Novell, Inc.
Institute
Ntegrity Telecontent Services, Inc.
National Latino Children's Institute
Oglala Lakota College
National PTA
Ohio Community Computing Centers
National Puerto Rico Coalition
Network
National Rural Electric Cooperative
One Net Now
Association
One World Media Center
National Rural Transportation
On-Line Educators
Cooperative
Online Internet Institute
National School & Community Corps
Open Voice
National Silver Haired Congress
Operation Hope, Inc.
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
National Urban League, Inc.
Organization Concerned About Rural
National Women's Law Center
Education (OCRE)
Native American Public
Organization of Chinese Americans
Telecommunications
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Nebraska Indian Community College
Pelham Computer Center
Neighborhood Network Center at
People Without Borders
Durango Housing
PeoplePC
Neighborhood Networks Training
Center at Pedestal Gardens Apartment
Phelps-Stoke Fund
NetDay
Philadelphians Concerned About
Housing
NetSchools Corporation
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Pierce Mix Associates
Share the Technology
PowerUP
ShopNow.com
Progressive Life Center
Sierra Baca Services
Progressive Policy Institute
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Public Education Network
Silicon Spice, Inc.
Pueblo of Isleta
Sinte Gleska University
Puerto Rico Assistive Technology
Sisseton Wahpeton Community
Project
College
QUALCOMM
Si Tanka College
Quality Education Data
Sitting Bull College
Qwest Communications
SkyBridge LP
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Software And Information Industry
Red Hat, Inc.
Association
Refugee Women's Network, Inc.
Southeast Asian Community Center
Renaissance Neighborhood
Southeast Community Cultural
Opportunity Center
Center, Inc.
Rehabilitation Engineering &
Southern Illinois Collegiate Common
Assistive Technology Society of
Market
North America (RESNA)
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Retsel Media
Institute
RhythmNetworks
SpeakOut.com
Rhythms Netconnections, Inc.
St. John Learning Center
RMCI
Stone Child College
Salish Kootenai College
Stout Solutions
San Diego Regional Technology
Street Tech
Alliance
Sun Microsystems
San Diego Urban League
Systemic Research
San Francisco Community Clinic
Tacoma Neighborhood Networks
Consortium
Center
Santa Clara University School of Law
Tate Center for Technology and
Saragrams
School Reform
Save Our Seed
TechCorps
SBC Foundation
TechCorps Wisconsin
SciCentral.com
Technology Access Foundation
Seattle Community Networks Association
Technology Integration Solutions (TIS)
Seek Ye First Associates & Ministry
Tequity
Seldin Company
Terra-Genesis Housing
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People
Texas Instruments Corporation
(SHHH)
Theodore Myles Publishing, Inc.
SeniorNet
ThreeDimensions.Net
FROM DIGITAL DIVIDE TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
THE NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
APRIL 4, 2000
Tido Tech International
United States Internet Industry
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Association
Trace R&D Center
United Tribes Technical College
Training Solutions, Inc.
United Way of America
Troy Gruppe
University of Maryland
Turtle Mountain Community College
University of Missouri, St. Louis
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
University of North Carolina
United Cerebral Palsy of East Central
University of Washington
Illinois
University Systems of Maryland
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern
Urban Cyberspace Company
Connecticut
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan
US Internet Industry Association
Detroit
VG Enterprises
United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan
Virginia High-Tech Partnership
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile
Washington State Neighborhood
United Cerebral Palsy of Northern
Networks Consortium
Maine
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and
United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
California
United Cerebral Palsy of the Capital
Westchester Bay Consulting
Area
White Earth Tribal and Community
United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden
College
Gate
Whitman Center for Public Service/
United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South
University of West Florida
United Cerebral Palsy of Western NY
Windsor Court Apartments
United Methodist Church,
Women In New Recovery (WINR)
Washington
Worldgate Communications, Inc.
United Negro College Fund
Y2K Computer Solutions
United South End Settlements
Yahoo!
United States Hispanic Chamber of
Youth Service America
Commerce
Youth Vote 2000
ZapMe!
THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION:
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Draft April 2, 2000
resident Clinton Will Announce Today That Over 350 Companies And Non-Profit Organizations Have Signed
A "National Call To Action" To Bring Digital Opportunity To Youth, Families And Communities. The President,
joined by XXX, Senator Barbara Mikulski and [Nathan Kuriger from East Palo Alto, California] will announce his
National Call to Action to help bring digital opportunity to youth, families and communities around the country. Over
350 companies and non-profit organizations have agreed to sign this Call to Action.
President Clinton's "National Call To Action." President Clinton has issued a National Call to Action to challenge
corporations, non-profits organizations and individuals to take concrete steps to meet two critical goals:
Provide 21st Century Learning Tools For Every Child In Every School. For children to succeed, they need
to master basic skills at an early age. The ability to use technology to learn and succeed in the workplace of the
21st century has become a "new basic" creating a national imperative to ensure that every child is
technologically literate. To reach this goal, America needs a comprehensive approach to connect every
classroom, provide all students with access to multimedia computers, train teachers to use and integrate
technology into the curriculum, and to provide high quality online content and educational software.
Create Digital Opportunity For Every American Family And Community. For all families and communities
to benefit from the New Economy, we must ensure that all Americans have access to technology and the skills
needed to use it. We must work to meet the long-term goal of making home access to the Internet universal, bring
technology to every neighborhood through community technology centers, empower all citizens with IT skills,
and motivate more people to appreciate the value of "getting connected."
The President Will Announce Several Initiatives To Help Bring Digital Opportunity To All Americans. The
President will announce the following initiatives that demonstrate a real commitment by the public and private sectors
to work together to bridge the digital divide:
$12.5 Million For An "E-Corps". The Corporation for National Service will commit $10 million to recruit
750 qualified AmeriCorps members for projects aimed at bring digital opportunity to youth, families and
communities. These volunteers will provide technical support to school computer systems, tutor at Community
Technology Centers, and offer IT training for high tech careers. The Corporation for National Service will also
commit $2.5 million for digital divide projects under the Learn and Serve program, which allows young
people to make a difference in their communities while going to school.
Yahoo! Will Invest $1 Million in Digital Opportunity. Yahoo! will provide an Internet advertising campaign
worth $1 million to enlist volunteers with high-tech skills for AmeriCorps' digital divide initiative. The Yahoo!
banner ads will help AmeriCorps meet the challenge of recruiting volunteers with high-tech skills to work on
technology-related projects.
3Com Launches NetPrep GYRLS. In partnership with the YWCA's TechGYRLS program, 3Com will
announce NetPrep GYRLS, a $330,000 program that will offer girls aged 14-16 training in computer
networking. Currently, women represent less than 30 percent of U.S. computer scientists and computer
programmers. The 3Com NetPrep curriculum will allow high school girls to focus their technical education on
computer networking, leading to an industry-standard certification. 3Com expects to reach 600 girls in 30
NetPrep GYRLS locations across the country.
American Library Association. The American Library Association will pledge to help bridge the digital divide
by creating or expanding "information literacy" programs in at least 250 communities around the country.
People with information literacy skills are able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to
locate, evaluate, and use it effectively.
President Clinton Will Also Announce His Third New Markets Tour - From Digital Divide to Digital
Opportunity. On April17-18, President Clinton, accompanied by CEOs, Members of Congress, Cabinet Secretaries and
community leaders will focus national attention on initiatives aimed at overcoming the digital divide and creating
pportunities for youth, families and communities. The President will travel to East Palo Alto, CA, [the Navajo Nation]
n New Mexico, and Chicago, Illinois, to highlight private and public-sector initiatives to help bring digital opportunity
to all Americans.
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ATLASTA
they move her home. Residents
have been living in a construction
From JB
zone for weeks, traveling muddy
streets and dodging equipment.
in Atlasta for 11 years, packed up
"It's been hard to watch them de-
her dishes and other breakables for
molish this park and see people
the move. McDaid said she and oth-
leave. I don't want to sec it," McDaid
drs are grateful for the developer's
said. "The building is fine. The tear-
help.
ing down is what bothers me. Watch-
"Larry Durkin was under no obli-
ing a bull dozer tear down and seeing
gation than to give us an eviction no-
a tree destroyed by shattering it and
tice. That's under state law. But Lar-
ripping its limbs off. It's a destruction
ry has a wonderful moral ethic," Mc-
that hurts."
Daid said.
Atlasta residents say they'll be
Dakota Co. paid for the $2,000 up-
good neighbors despite protests try-
grade for McDaid's mobile home
ing to keep them out.
and is paying to move the mobile
"It's going to be a nice park. This
home and hotel expenses. It costs an
was a nice park," Atlasta resident
average of $8,000 to move each
JoAnn Dickson said. "People are go-
home, Durkin said.
ing to have to follow the rules. It's
Durkin said advice from his moth-
not going to be a trashy mobile
er guided him to help residents relo-
home park."
cate.
Dickson said her neighbors are
- "My mother said, 'Larry, if you do
competitive with their lawns and
a good job you won't have any prob-
their flower beds and will continue
lem taking me out there and intro-
manicuring their yards at the new
ducing me to the residents," Durkin
park
said.
"They've done everything they
- "I hope the new neighbors wel-
can except throw rotten eggs at us,"
come the residents. I hope they
Dickson said. "I'm moving into their
quickly recognize these people are
neighborhood, and I'm going to be a
real contributors to society and the
good neighbor."
fabric of our community."
: While packing boxes Tuesday,
Contact Shannon at 377-6427 or
McDaid said she won't watch when
[email protected]
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Chris Butlor/The Idaho Statesman
Uproated: Dan Huckstep, with Huckstep House Movers, digs under a mobile home Thursday morning at the Atlasta Mobile
Home Park off Federal Way in preparation for moving the structure. Crews have been working to remove the homes to make
way for the Family Center, a 33-acre shopping center that will be anchored by a Fred Meyer store.
Last residents leaving Atlasta
Shopping center
Developer Larry Durkin said
relocating the neighborhood
will take place
has cost more than $1 million.
Residents in the 80-home
of mobile homes
park first were notified in June
1998 that they would have to
move their homes. Many of the
By Shannon Lafferty
park's residents were senior
The Idaho Statesman
citizens who lived on fixed in-
comes. worried they couldn't
The remaining residents of
afford the costly move. The
the Atlasta Mobile Home Park
move has been dragged out for
are starting to move this week
nearly two years as some
after two years of delays,
homeowners near the new
protests and worries.
park challenged its construc-
Residents have been pack-
tion at City Hall and in court.
ing, and crews have becn up-
rooting homes to make room
Last of the last: Following years of delays, residents of the
The homeowners unsuccess-
for construction of the Family
park are moving to a new spot, at 2340 W. Victory Road.
fully argued the mobile home
park wasn't compatible with
Center, a 33-acTe shopping cen-
the surrounding neighborhood.
ter anchored by a Fred Meyer
Victory Road in April. Neigh-
The Dakota Co., the develop-
The mood this week has
store.
borhood Housing Services Inc.
ment company. and Fred Mey-
changed from tear of losing
This week. crews are shuf-
of Boise is developing the new
er are paying to move the
their homes to anxiousness to
fling homes to accommodate
park.
homes and for hotel expenses.
make the move. mixed with
construction at 3605 Federal
Residents whose homes at
The Dakota Co. also has helped
sadness to SCE their old neigh-
Way. About 45 mobile homes
ready have been moved
residents pay for home im-
borhood destroyed.
will be moved to the now, $2.3
around are staying in hotels un-
provements like new wiring, so
Sally McDaid, who has lived
million MelloDee Thornton
til the new 65-unit park is com-
the mobile homes can be safely
Mobile Home Park at 2340 W.
plete.
moved to the new park.
See Atlasta
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Groups Supporting President Clinton's
National Call to Action to Create Digital Opportunity
2030 Center
California Breast Cancer Organizations
3Com
California Council of the Blind
9to5 National Organization for Working Women
California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy
ABLE-NET Internet Services
California Indian Education Association
Abyssinian Development Corporation
Campus Outreach Opportunity League
Adaptive Computer Empowerment Services
Career Communications Group
AFL-CIO
Center for Academic and Social Advancement/Centro de
Afronet
Avanze Social y Academico (CASA)
Altum
Center for Management Assistance
America Online
Center for Parent Investment in Education (CPIE)
American Assocation on Mental Retardation
Center for Public Outreach
American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)
Center for Universal Design
American Federation of Teachers
Center for Urban Youth and Technology, Albany
American Indian Rehabilitation Rights Organization
Central Dallas Ministries
of Warriors
Children's Developmental Center
American Library Association
Chinatown Service Center
American Medical Women's Association
Cincinnati Business Incubator
American Statistical Association
Circle Solutions
Americans for Democratic Action
Cisco Systems
Americans for Indian Opportunity
Civic Association Serving Harlem/CASH-Tech
anybill.com
CivicZone.com
Asian American Drug Abuse Program
Closing the Gap Program/ Black Child and Family Institute
Asian Community Mental Health Services
Coalition for Fair Employment in Silicon Valley
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
College Board
Association of Rehabilitation Programs in
Communications Workers of America
Computer Technology (ARPCT)
Communities in School
Associations of Tech Act Projects
Community Housing and Supportive Services (CHASS)
Baltimore Urban Technology Network
Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)
Baptist Health System
Compaq
Biltmore Properties
Comprehensive Action Network
Black Cyberspace Online
Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
Black Data Processing Associates - Cleveland Chapter
Computerworks
Black Data Processing Association - Bay Area Chapter
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Black Data Processing Association - Cincinnati Chapter
Consortium for School Networking
Black Data Processing Association - Foundation
Construction Management Association of America
Black Geeks Online
Conwal/CESSI
Blackboard
Council of Chief State School Officers
Blackfeet Tribal Business Information Center
Covad
Blackfilm.com
Curriculum Resource Solutions
Bloodworth Integrated Technology
CyberYouth Networks
Bloomfield Learning Center
Dallas Public Schools
Boardroom Presentations
DataSource
Boomer Agenda
Destiny Communications Institute
Boston Photo Collaborative
Dimensions International
Buffalo State College Leadership Volunteer Center
Disability Rights Education Defense Fund
Byte Back
DISKovery Computer Learning Center
C.B. Williams & Associates
DJM Internet Marketing/Ezas12Free.com
Cable & Wireless
Don Herring Mitsubishi
Calcasieu Parish School System
Downtown Jackson Community Development Corporation
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Groups Supporting President Clinton's
National Call to Action to Create Digital Opportunity
East River Electric Power Cooperative
Interactive Media Management
Easter Seals
International Association of Business, Industry and
Easy Access
Rehabilitation
eBay
International Child Art Foundation
EComForum
International Society for Technology in Education
ECOutlook.com
Internet Without Borders
Edgewood Management Corporation
I-SAFE America
Education Technology Think Tank (ET3)
James Lick Middle School
Education Turnkey Systems
Jewish Vocational Service
Educational Systems Consulting
Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
K12nation.net
Edventions
Kaplan
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
KDS Internet
Enron
KnowledgeBase
Enron Investment Partners
La Plaza Telecommunity
Enterprise Computer Services
LatinNetShopper.com and Latin Online Services
Enterprise Integration Corporation
Latino Civil Rights Center
ExplorNet
Leadership Conference Education Fund
Faith Incorporated
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Falu Foundation
LEADS Corporation
Family Solutions
League of United Latin American Citizens
FIBRE Internationale
Libraries for the Future
Foothill Indian Education Alliance
LINCT Coalition
Foundation for Successful Solutions - Project T.E.C.H
Little Tokyo Service Center
Foundation for the Future
Lockheed Martin Mission/Fire Control - Dallas
Friends of the Alexandria Talking Book Service
Lockman Publishing
GetThere.com
Los Angeles Eye Institute
GlobalCom Internetworks
Lowestfare.com
govWorks
Lucent Technologies
Green Thumb
Lumbee Tribe
Harlem Center for Education
Magner Interactive Group
Hartford Financial Services Group
Makana Hale Apts.
Havre Eagles Manor
Marymount University
Healtheon/WebMD
Matz, Blancato & Associates
Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries
MCI Worldcom
Hewlett-Packard
McMahon Associates
High School/High Tech
McMath-Hulbert Observatory
HKC Communications
M-E-A.com
Hope for Kids
Media Exchange International
Houston Area Physics Teachers Group (HAPTG)
Mentoring Partnerships
Human Capital Investment Associates
Mercer & Associates
Hunexus
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty,
IBM
San Diego County
Imaginuity Interactive
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Individuals with Disabilities Enabling Advocacy Link
Mexican Heritage Corporation
Information Brokers
Microsoft Corporation
Institute for Learning Technologies,
Milestone Communications
Teachers College, Columbia University
Millennium 2000 Training Group
Intel Corporation
Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association
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Groups Supporting President Clinton's
National Call to Action to Create Digital Opportunity
Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense/Education Fund
NetSchools Corporation
Mirage Information and Research Services
NetVDV
Mississippi State University
Networking for Democracy
Mobile Housing Board
New Markets Equity Fund
Morino Institute
New York Public Library
Motorola
Newark Enterprise Community Resource
Multi-CAP
Development Center
National Adult Education Professional Development
Newtek International
Consortium
Nexus Forums
National Alliance of Black Student Educators
North Carolina Center for International Understanding
National Asian American Telecommunications
North Carolina State University
Association (NAATA)
Northern Electric Cooperative
National Association of College and University
Northern Virginia Technology Council
Business Officers (NACUBO)
Northwest Indian College
National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
Nova Management Services
National Association of Latino College Students
Novanetwork
National Association of Nutrition & Aging
Novell
Services Program
Ohio Community Computing Centers Network
National Association of Secondary School Principals
One World Media Center
National Bandwith
On-Line Educators
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Online Internet Institute
National Black MBA Association,
OpenVoice
San Francisco Chapter
Operation Hope
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
Oracle Corporation
National Center for American Indian Enterprise
Organization Concerned About Rural Education (OCRE)
Development - Arizona
Organization of Chinese Americans
National Center for American Indian Enterprise
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Development - California
Pelham Computer Center
National Center of Accessible Media
People Without Borders
National Coalition of the Churches of Christ in the USA
PeoplePC
National Congress of American Indians
Perry Park Townhouses
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Phelps-Stoke Fund
National Education Association
Philadelphians Concerned About Housing
National Halian American Foundation
Pierce Mix Associates
National Housing Conference
Prarie Tower Apartments
National Latino Children's Institute
Progressive Life Center
National PTA
Public Education Network
National Puerto Rico Coalition
Puerto Rico Assistive Technology Project
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
QUALCOMM
National Rural Transportation Cooperative
Quality Education Data
National School & Community Corps
Qwest
National Telecommuting Institute
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
National Urban League
Red Hat
National Women's Law Center
Refugee Women's Network
Native American Public Telecommunications
Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center
Neighborhood Network Center at Durango Housing
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society o
Neighborhood Networks Training Center/Pedestal Gardens
North America (RESNA)
Apartment
Retsel Media
NetDay
RhythmNetworks
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Groups Supporting President Clinton's
National Call to Action to Create Digital Opportunity
Rhythms Netconnections
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
RMCI
United Cerebral Palsy of East Central Illinois
Russell County Alabama School District
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut
San Diego Regional Technology Alliance
United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan Detroit
San Diego Urban League
United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile
Santa Clara University School of Law
United Cerebral Palsy of Northern Maine
Saragrams
United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
Save Our Seed
United Cerebral Palsy of the Capital Area
SBC
United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate
SciCentral.com
United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South
Seattle Community Networks Association
United Cerebral Palsy of Western NY
Seek Ye First Associates & Ministry
United Methodist Church, Washington
Seldin Company
United Negro College Fund
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
United South End Settlements
SeniorNet
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
SGI
United Way of America
Share the Technology
University of Maryland
ShopNow.com
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Sierra Baca Services
University of North Carolina
Silicon Spice
University of Washington
SkyBridge
University Systems of Maryland
Software & Information Industry Association
Urban Cyberspace Company
Southeast Asian Community Center
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
Southeast Community Cultural Center
US Internet Industry Association
Southeast Raleigh High School
VG Enterprises
Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market
Virginia High-Tech Partnership
SpeakOut.com
Washington State Neighborhood Networks Consortium
St. John Learning Center
Westchester Bay Consulting
Storm Lake Community School District
Whitman Center for Public Service/ University of West
Stout Solutions
Florida/Pensacola, FL
Street Tech
Windsor Court Apartments
Sun Microsystems
Women In New Recovery (WINR)
Systemic Research
Worldgate Communications
Tacoma Nieghborhood Networks Center
Y2K Computer Solutions
Tate Center for Technology and School Reform
Youth Service America
TechCorps
Youth Vote 2000
TechCorps Wisconsin
ZapMe!
Technology Access Foundation
Technology Integration Solutions (TIS)
Tequity
Terra-Genesis Housing
Theodore Myles Publishing
ThreeDimensions.Net
Tido Tech International
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Trace R&D Center
Training Solutions
Troy Gruppe
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Gigi E. Georges
04/03/2000 02:48:02 PM
Record Type:
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To:
Natasha F. Bilimoria/OPD/EOP@EOP
CC:
Subject: this is the sequence of events for your briefing
Forwarded by Gigi E. Georges/OPD/EOP on 04/03/2000 02:47 PM
Laura D. Schwartz
04/03/2000 01:16:29 PM
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Patrick M. Dorton/OPD/EOP@EOP, Gigi E. Georges/OPD/EOP@EOP
CC:
Subject: this is the sequence of events for your briefing
2:00 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT receives briefing in the Oval Office.
Contact: Gene Sperling, Mary Beth Cahill
2:10 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT proceeds to the Blue Room.
2:15 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT proceeds to the greet in the Blue Room.
Blue Room Participants
Event Participants
Sec. Herman
Sen Mikulski
Nathan Kuriger
Members of Congress
2:30 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by event participants is announced to
HONORS into the East Room.
PROGRAM
Secretary Herman makes remarks and introduces Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
Sen. Mikulski makes remarks and introduces Nathan Kuriger.
Nathan Kuriger makes remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
THE PRESIDENT makes remarks and departs.
3:30 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT departs.
WHSO LAYOUT FINAL
a/o 4/3/00, L. Schwartz, K. Widdess
DIGITAL DIVIDE EVENT
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
House Cleared:
12:00 p.m.
Gate Ready:
1:45 p.m.
Invite Time:
2:00 p.m.
Principals Time:
2:00 p.m.
Brief Oval Office
2:15 p.m.
Meet
Blue Room
2:30 p.m.
Event East Room
Approx. 180 Guests/Open Press/Business Attire
12 Social Aides, 4 Volunteers
Tuesday, April 4
12:00 p.m.
House is Cleared and WHCA set up begins.
12:30 p.m.
Press set up begins.
1:30 p.m.
Press set up concludes.
1:45 p.m.
IN PLACE TIME, gate ready.
2:00 p.m.
Guests begin to arrive at East Visitor's Gate and proceed to the East Room.
Gate Contact: Shereen Soghier
2:00 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT receives briefing in the Oval Office.
Contact: Gene Sperling, Mary Beth Cahill
2:10 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT proceeds to the Blue Room.
2:15 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT proceeds to the greet in the Blue Room.
Blue Room Participants
Event Participants
Sec. Herman
Sen Mikulski
Nathan Kuriger
Members of Congress
2:30 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by event participants is announced to
HONORS into the East Room.
PROGRAM
Secretary Herman makes remarks and introduces Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
Sen. Mikulski makes remarks and introduces Nathan Kuriger.
Nathan Kuriger makes remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
THE PRESIDENT makes remarks and departs.
3:30 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT departs.
Guests depart East Gate.
SETUP NOTES
GROUND FLOOR
Family Theater: Coat check
Ground Floor: Screens between Dip and China
STATE FLOOR
Grand Foyer: Strings and piano for before and after, Honors Group for entrance
Blue Room: Remove chairs for meet and greet; WHCA Announce
East Room: 180 chairs; 4 OFDR chairs; 10x16 stage at gold curtain steps on front; American
and Presidential flags on stage; Blue Goose at stage center for remarks; 2 press risers on both
sides of the cross hall doorway; rope & stanchion around risers.
RESERVED SEATING
ON STAGE
YELLOW BY NAME
THE PRESIDENT
SEN MIKULSKI
MR. KURIGER
AUDIENCE
GENERAL MOC CARDS
15 (at least as of 4/3 10am)
WHSO STAFFING
GATE
OVERALL:
SHEREEN - ON RADIO
RUNNER/PROBLEMS:
INTERN
PROBLEMS:
INTERN
GREETER:
INTERN
WEST GARDEN ROOM:
INTERN - ON RADIO
WHSO PHONES:
VOLUNTEER
HOUSE
EAST LANDING GREET:
VOLUNTEER
EAST COLONADE:
VOLUNTEER
BOOKSELLERS:
VOLUNTEER
BLUE ROOM:
VOLUNTEER
DIGITAL DIVIDE POLICY BOOK
TAB 1
Hot Policy Issues
TAB 2
Digital Divide Fact Sheet
TAB 3
Trip Q&A
TAB 4
The of Broadband wait to hear from
Importance Tem
TAB 5
FY2001 Budget Items
tab a
$2 billion in tax incentives
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tab b
$150 million for teacher training
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tab c
$100 million for CTCs
TFYOI
tab d
$50 million for home access
tab e
$45 million for the TOP program
tab f
$25 million for increasing broadband access
tab g
$10 million for Native American workforce development
TAB 6
E-Rate Background
TAB 7
Recent Reports on the Digital Divide
TAB 8
Internet Tax T
TAB 9
CyberSecurity T
TAB 10
Digital Signatures S
TAB 11
H1B Sine to Tom
TAB 12
China Background (relevant issues for high-tech firms)
TAB 13
Clinton-Gore History on Supporting Digital Opportunity
TAB 14
The Internet Glossary
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