SIIA Attends White House and U.S. Department of Education Summit on Digital Equity, Inclusion, and Emerging Technology

The following can be attributed to Paul Lekas, Senior Vice President, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

The Software & Information Industry Association is honored to have joined leaders from across the country at the White House and U.S. Department of Education Summit on Digital Equity, Inclusion, and Emerging Technology, held on August 15. The Summit provided an opportunity to explore ways that educators, policymakers, and vendors can collaborate to improve the sustainability of and equitable access to education technology.

We congratulate Digital Promise on their new publication - Framework for Digital Equity, released to coincide with the August 15 Summit. The Framework for Digital Equity includes a set of guidelines, principles and policy recommendations designed to address the digital divide that exists nationwide. Focusing on the principles of innovation, improvement and sustainability, Digital Promise lays out the groundwork for addressing digital equity for state level K-12 and higher education systems.

SIIA looks forward to working with the White House, the Department of Education, and non-governmental groups like Digital Promise to further the solutions explored at the Summit. As a trade organization representing leading companies in the field of education technology, SIIA is proud to collaborate with Digital Promise and its mission to promote digital equity, while also advancing the efforts to enhance all learners' educational experiences in the digital world.