Bridging the Digital Divide

SLDC has dedicated $5 million of its ARPA allocation toward Digital Equity in the City of St. Louis. This investment builds on our existing strategies focused on equity, economic development and economic justice. Investing in digital literacy and technology training programs to enable participation in the 21st-century economy and helping to bridge the digital divide is a core initiative of the Economic Empowerment pillar of the Economic Justice Action Plan.

To guide these efforts, we spent the better part of 2023 creating the St. Louis Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which outlines strategic priorities and actions that the city can undertake to improve equitable access to high-speed internet and digital skills needed to succeed in today’s modern society.

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