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The Digital Bridge Trust Fund ActThe Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act
November 15, 2000
www.columbia.edu/itc/sipa/U9231-08
Workshop in Applied Public Workshop in Applied Public ManagementManagement
Faculty Advisor
Deborah E Ward
Team Members
Maria Bustria
Maki
Kobayashi
Jennifer Sly
Bernard Wee
Tammy Draut
Ying Liu
Kristin Sullivan
ThaoMee
Xiong
Hirofumi
Kawakita
Nirmala Patni
Joy Wang
The Digital DivideThe Digital Divide
Source: Falling Through the Net, Department of Commerce, October 16, 2000
Overview
86%
73%
59%
45%
30%19%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
15 15-25 25-35 35-50 50-75 75+
Income ($'000s)
Percentage
Percentage of Households with a Computer, by Income
Consequences Consequences
Lack of access means fewer opportunities in:
Education
Employment
Political participation
Training
Communication
Overview
Bridging the Gap: HR4477Bridging the Gap: HR4477
Establishes a Digital Bridge Trust Fund overseen by Department of Commerce
Finances programs aimed at
Improving technological skills
Creating career opportunities
Targets underserved rural and urban communities and Native Americans
Overview
Community Technology CentersCommunity Technology Centers
Mission: Provides access to computers, technology training, and technological tools to our targeted underserved population
Method: Provides grants to community organizations
Budget: $200 million annually for 10 years
Overview
Organization and Staffing
West
SouthwestSouth
MidwestNortheast
Geographic OrganizationGeographic Organization
Mid-Atlantic
Administrative StructureAdministrative Structure
Organization and Staffing
President
Review Board Financial Officer
Regional Coordinator
State Liaison
Project Managers
Board of Trustees
Administrative StructureAdministrative Structure
Organization and Staffing
President
Review Board Financial Officer
Regional Coordinator
State Liaison
Project Managers
Board of Trustees Established by Department of Commerce
Administrative StructureAdministrative Structure
Organization and Staffing
President
Review Board Financial Officer
Regional Coordinator
State Liaison
Project Managers
Board of Trustees Regional level
Administrative StructureAdministrative Structure
Organization and Staffing
President
Review Board Financial Officer
Regional Coordinator
State Liaison
Project Managers
Board of Trustees Local level
ExpendituresExpenditures
Budget and Revenue
57.5%
20%
7.5%15%
75%
20%
5%0%
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grants Admin Outreach NeedsAssessment
Percentage
FY2001 FY2002
Organizational FlowOrganizational Flow
Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees Needs
Assessment
DigizonesDigizones Application
Process
GranteesGrantees
Accountability
Accountability
Performance Management
Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment
Population size
Poverty level
Existing access
Infrastructure
Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
DigizonesDigizones
Grantees
Performance Management
Grant Selection CriteriaGrant Selection Criteria
Community involvement
Technological capability
Sustainability and replicability
Measurable outputs and outcomes
Linkages with other organizations
Board of Trustees
DigizonesDigizones
GranteesGrantees
Performance Management
Evaluating GranteesEvaluating Grantees
Site visits
Annual performance reports
‘Best practices’ exchange
‘Falling through the Net’
survey
Board of Trustees
DigizonesDigizones
GranteesGrantees
Performance Management
Evaluating the ProgramEvaluating the Program
Fair and efficient selection anddistribution process
Effective and comprehensiveoutreach
Timely on-site assistanceand support
Program reaches intendedunderserved communities
Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
DigizonesDigizones
Grantees
Performance Management
Next StepsNext Steps
1. Hire staff
2. Establish offices
3. Assess regional needs
4. Application process
5. Support and monitor grantees
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2000 2001
Calendar
Board of Trustees
Digizone Administrator
WestPresident
SouthwestPresident
NortheastPresident
Mid-Atlantic
President
SouthPresident
MidwestPresident
Top Level StructureTop Level Structure
Organization and Staffing
Digizone PresidentDigizone President
Communicate Digizone activities to the Board of Trustees
Oversee administrative and financial operations
Strategize and implement the Digital Bridge Trust Fund according to its intention
Organization and Staffing
Regional CoordinatorRegional Coordinator
Serve as the communications link between the Digizone President and State Liaisons
Make final round of grant awards
Review semi-annual grant reports
Assist State Liaisons in outreach
Organization and Staffing
Review BoardReview Board
Conduct regional needs assessment
Establish criteria for grant selection
Strategize outreach
Advise on ad hoc implementation challenges
Organization and Staffing
State LiaisonState Liaison
Disseminate grant guidelines to the targeted communities
Make first round selection of grant recipients
Conduct outreach
Communicate state activities to the Regional Coordinator
Organization and Staffing
Project ManagerProject Manager
Conduct on-site support visits to grant awardees
Target grassroots outreach to underserved regions
Serve as the communications link between Project Managers and the State Liaison
Organization and Staffing
Financial OfficerFinancial Officer
Monitor the financial calendar of grants disbursement
Monitor the internal finances of the Digizone operations
Organization and Staffing
MethodologyMethodology
Department of Treasury estimates
guided revenue and expenditure
growth
Department of Commerce’s budget
determined relative proportions of
expenditure line items
Budget and Revenue
Apportioning BudgetApportioning Budget
Weighted function of relevant census demographics, e.g. Total population size and population density
Underserved rural, urban and Native American population size
Telephone connectivity
For each census characteristic c with weight wc, the weighted apportionment
is:
Budget and Revenue
ci
iw
c
c
zones all
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