The LDEC coordinates and initiates collective digital inclusion activities that are guided by shared goals and proximate quantitative and qualitative community data. Current and recent LDEC initiatives focused on digital inclusion, access, and adoption of broadband are detailed below.
In partnership with Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Council of Government (COG) and Palmetto Goodwill, LDEC is facilitating the distribution of laptops to tri-county students, after being wiped and refurbished by Palmetto Goodwill trained staff.
Leading and conducting outreach efforts to provide resources and information to the nearly 35,000 low-income households in the tri-county affected by the end of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, a $30 monthly internet service benefit.
Collaborating with LDEC members Palmetto Care Connections and Palmetto Goodwill to train, support and manage twelve digital navigators in three rural communities located in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties. The initial Digital Navigator Initiative Pilot Project is sponsored by a grant from Comcast.
Collaborated with SC Office of Rural Health and the SC Digital Equity Collaborative to plan and conduct a statewide meeting with state, regional, and local government, industry, not-for-profits, public libraries, and internet service providers to conduct solution-driven conversations about digital access in rural communities as well as educate and connect organizations for future collaboration.
Stacey Lindbergh, LDEC Manager, is a program management professional experienced in the federal research and development marketplace, business development, outreach and engagement, and healthcare administration.
Ms. Lindbergh served as the Executive Director for the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, a biomedical research & development consortium sponsored by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, and Program Manager for the Consortium For Execution of Rendezvous And Servicing Operations (CONFERS), an industry-led initiative started by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Stacey Lindbergh | LDEC Manager | Stacey@tricountycradletocareer.org | Direct: 843.437.1751
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