Explore the transformative power of digital inclusion strategies in unlocking the potential of 2.7 billion people affected by the digital divide. Join the Digital Equity Accelerator and global leaders for insightful conversations on how digitalization can accelerate progress towards the 2030 Development Goals and benefit key populations. Don't miss the upcoming events on 21 June, 27 June, and 11 July 2023, discussing digital inclusion's impact on global development, women and girls, and educational equity.

Today the Aspen Institute and HP Inc. announced the selection of ten not-for-profit organizations and NGOs in Malaysia, Mexico, and South Africa for the 2023 Digital Equity Accelerator (“Accelerator”). Each organization is working toward the digital inclusion of marginalized populations and, with the support of the Accelerator, poised to expand their reach and impact over the next six months. The Digital Equity Accelerator, an initiative of the Aspen Institute in collaboration with HP Inc., fuels social innovation by investing into local NGOs working to address social and economic inequalities that are exacerbated by unequal technology access and use around the world.

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In 2022, the Digital Equity Accelerator set out to address these injustices by pursuing a singular goal: to accelerate equity in the digital economy for underrepresented and marginalized populations worldwide. The Digital Equity Accelerator, a program of Aspen Institute in collaboration with HP, fuels innovation and invests in non-profit leaders who are actively working to address the inequities that exist in technology access and use around the world. In its first year, the Accelerator successfully helped scale seven organizations in India, Morocco, and the United States, boosting their cumulative reach by 1.7 million people and counting.

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