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Capital Freenet launches a CIRA funded event:<br>
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Digital Access Day, a new initiative to amplify the
national conversation around Canada’s digital divide,
launched with a successful kickoff event. The initiative
will bring together non-governmental organizations, the
tech sector, policy-makers, academics, and those most
affected. The group intends to connect those already
tackling digital access issues, identify what else can
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is funded by the Community Investment Program. National
Capital FreeNet is organizing the initiative, along with
partners Compucorps and the Internet Society Canada
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kick-off began the planning for the main day-long event,
which will take place in May 2018. The purpose of the
kick-off was to gather information and ideas from those
working on digital access issues, provide an opportunity
for people to commit to further involvement in the
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lang="EN-US">The event took place on October 24 at
Metropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. Julie Lépine from the
Community Relations team represented CIRA and publically
congratulated the organizers.<br>
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