The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is proud to name 60 local governments as 2024 Digital Inclusion Trailblazers, recognizing their critical efforts to close the digital divide. Massachusetts had a strong showing on the list with communities ranging from the City of Boston to the Town of Shutesbury, along with regional planning agencies MAPC and FRCOG. Many of those engage older adults as part of their efforts.
NDIA’s Digital Inclusion Trailblazers has set the national standard for excellent digital inclusion work since 2016. Each applicant’s materials are verified for accuracy, assessed for community impact, and posted in an interactive map and searchable database on NDIA’s website. With open sourcing, NDIA provides community advocates and local governments ways to continue learning, connect with trailblazing peers, and design their own digital inclusion solutions.
Many communities had municipal digital equity plans supported through the Mass Broadband Institute, which also include older residents.
Massachusetts awardees are listed below and the full announcement is available here.
- Boston
- Somerville
- Gloucester
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG)
- Pittsfield
- Shutesbury
- Hadley
- Quincy
- Randolph