1. We Help People, Communities and Institutions Apply Information Technologies WSU Foundation Board of Trustees October 3, 2003 Washington State University Center to Bridge the Digital Divide

2. CBDD Overview Established July 2001 as financially self- sustaining unit under WSU Extension 12 Employees Support of 19 faculty from 5 WSU Colleges Scope includes local, national and international projects Attracted $8.0 million outside funding in first three years

3. CBDD Focus on IT Applications IT has potential to bridge multiple divides: social economic political inclusion cultural Broad-based deployment of IT by itself is not adequate to bridge these divides

4. Program Areas Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Community and International Development Youth Leadership in IT Expansion of Jobs and Business Opportunities Enhancing Public Safety and Security

5. Best Practices in Teaching and Learning CBDD facilitating start-up of six new Washington State High Tech High Schools $2.3 million Gates grant Extension partnership with WSU College of Education Innovative school community collaboration in effective teaching and learning

6. Community & International Development University partnerships throughout Africa with new degree programs in IT regulation and policy $3.5 million USAID-Leland Initiative grant 17 nations represented in Gaborone, Botswana curriculum launch Building international network of regulators and academics

7. Youth Leadership in IT WSU 4-H youth leading technology development within their communities 11 new public-use computer labs managed by 4-H youth Innovative technology projects in robotics, computerized textiles and multi-media Deployment of cutting edge mobile youth technology lab (one of two in the nation)

8. Expansion of Jobs and Business Opportunities Created 49 new telework jobs in Colville, Washington Developed on-line training curriculum for teleworkers Developed rural community resource kit Governor’s Award for Best Practices in Workforce Development, 2002

9. Enhancing Public Safety and Security Partnership with the ComCARE Alliance Facilitating systems for shared real-time emergency data crossing jurisdictional silos

10. The Future of WSU CBDD Financially self-sustainable IT application outreach initiatives Funding for major expansion of supporting research projects by July 2004 By 2007, fully integrated outreach research and teaching program

11. Featured Program 4-H T4

12. Center to Bridge the Digital Divide Dr. William R. Gillis, Director 223 Hulbert Hall PO Box 646229 Pullman WA 99164-6229 509-335-7038 cbdd@wsu.edu http://cbdd.Wsu.Edu/