Aspen Digital

Empowered Communities

Innovation without the inclusion of all communities only corrupts our shared future. 
 
We strive for a better connected world that prioritizes equity and justice for everyone, and dismantles systemic barriers to full participation in our increasingly digital world. 
 
That means centering the experiences of those most impacted by and historically left out of ever-evolving technology and information spaces, and helping ensure that people have equal access to essential digital infrastructure and the skills to use it.
Digital Equity Accelerator

Digital Equity Accelerator

A global effort that directly supports NGOs working to advance social and economic equality in their communities by accelerating digital inclusion

The Kids are Online

The Kids are Online

A first-of-its-kind collaborative space that provides real-life solutions to achieving digital inclusion for young people in America

Rework Reentry

Rework Reentry

A project to support companies in employing people who are formerly incarcerated as they build careers in technology

Tech Accountability Coalition

Tech Accountability Coalition

Uniting the tech industry with historically marginalized communities to collectively make justice-based innovation the new norm

Insights and Events

Introducing Next Gen Tech Fellows

Introducing Next Gen Tech Fellows

As digital natives, Gen-Zers and the generations that come next must have a direct role in reimagining our shared future.

Aspen Institute Launches Kids Are Online Initiative to Help America’s Families Get Connected to Their Digital Lives with Dignity

Press Release

Online hub crowd-sources models for providing access to technology, internet, and digital literacy for communities to adapt to their needs.

Entrepreneurship and the Digital Divide

Entrepreneurship and the Digital Divide

Small and growing businesses (SGBs) are disproportionately left behind in terms of access, inclusion, and engagement in digital economies.

SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Vice Signaling

SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Vice Signaling

I’ve been waiting to see how the recent overturning of affirmative action might be twisted to attack other diversity programming. It didn’t take long.

Educational Digital Divide

Educational Digital Divide

Without digital access, use, and fluency, students are excluded from access to economic opportunity, education, healthcare and experience worsening discrimination and social isolation.

A $1 Trillion Opportunity

A $1 Trillion Opportunity

Women’s exclusion from the digital world has shaved $1 trillion from the GDP of low- and middle-income countries in the last decade.