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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
                be done, and measure progress.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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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
                Chapter.
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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
                summit, and launch the initiative </span></span></span></span></span><a
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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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