SA Digital Connectsis a public / private / community investment in a San Antonio and Greater Bexar County Community Digital Equity Plan and Roadmap that will lead to future action steps; including timelines, milestones, key stakeholder roles, and required investment for execution.
Our community will be “shovel ready” to make effective use of local, state, and federal funding for key digital access and equity initiatives impacting households, students, older adults, veterans, people living with disabilities, workforce, telemedicine, and the justice system.
OUR GOALS
Our aspiration is for San Antonio/Bexar County to become a nationwide leader in business, workforce development and economic growth through digital inclusion.
Availability: Every household has reliable access to speeds of 100/100 mbps with committed service levels.
Affordability:Every household has internet options with adequate service quality at annual cost no more than 1% of household income
Device access: Every household have access to connected devices that meet technical requirements for foundation applications (e.g., education)
Adoption support: Everyone knows how to get access and feels motivated to do so (digital literacy, language resources, trust, etc.)
We will act with an equity-first mindset, focusing initially on the areas with the greatest need.
The Community Plan and Roadmap proposes initiatives to address barriers to access, including availability, affordability, and adoption barriers. We engaged 140+ community entities through interviews, an inventory survey, and focus groups, identified learnings from local efforts underway in San Antonio/Greater Bexar County today, and researched comparable city benchmarks while developing the plan.
Ultimately, our initiatives will close the digital divide for key population segments including households, students, older adults, veterans, people living with disabilities, the workforce, telemedicine, and the justice system.