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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

AgendaAgenda

Overview

Organization and Staffing

Budget and Revenue

Performance Management

Calendar

The Digital DivideThe Digital Divide

Overview

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


West

SouthwestSouth

MidwestNortheast

Geographic OrganizationGeographic Organization

Mid-Atlantic

Administrative StructureAdministrative Structure


President

Review Board Financial Officer

Regional Coordinator

State Liaison

Project Managers

Board of Trustees



President



State Liaison

Project Managers

Board of Trustees Established by Department of Commerce



President



State Liaison

Project Managers

Board of Trustees Regional level



President



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


Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

Population size

Poverty level

Existing access

Infrastructure

Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees

DigizonesDigizones

Grantees


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


Evaluating GranteesEvaluating Grantees

Site visits

Annual performance reports

‘Best practices’ exchange

‘Falling through the Net’

survey

Board of Trustees

DigizonesDigizones

GranteesGrantees


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


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

Question and AnswerQuestion and Answer

Board of Trustees

Digizone Administrator

WestPresident

SouthwestPresident

NortheastPresident

Mid-Atlantic

President

SouthPresident

MidwestPresident

Top Level StructureTop Level Structure


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


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


Review BoardReview Board

Conduct regional needs assessment

Establish criteria for grant selection

Strategize outreach

Advise on ad hoc implementation challenges


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


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


Financial OfficerFinancial Officer

Monitor the financial calendar of grants disbursement

Monitor the internal finances of the Digizone operations


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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