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Overcoming the Digital Divide: The ZeroDivide Initiative

The ZeroDivide initiative aims to bridge the gaps in social, economic, political, and cultural divides, focusing primarily on the digital divide. Launched as part of a broader strategy, ZeroDivide seeks to empower underserved communities through technology. Key projects include the Tribal Digital Village, which has connected numerous tribal homes and municipalities in California with broadband access. By fostering digital literacy and facilitating broadband adoption, ZeroDivide works to transform communities, ensuring that technology serves as a tool for equity and opportunity.

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Overcoming the Digital Divide: The ZeroDivide Initiative

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  1. The ZeroDivide The Digital Divide is the latest in a set of interrelated social, economic, political and cultural divides that separate the haves from the have-nots. ZeroDivide is a concept that that describes the goal of overcoming not just the digital divide, but all divides.

  2. History • SBC/PacBell Merger Agreement (1998) Grant-Making Foundation • Nonprofit Foundation (2010) • Field Building • Advisory Services • Social Enterprise Investor (2008) • Jobs, Community Wealth

  3. Our Focus: Underserved Communities Transformation Through Technology eHealth eDemocracy eOpportunity

  4. Broadband Technology Opportunity Program • NTIA • Intermediary Funder • $1.7 Million • 6 States • 8 Digital Literacy & Broadband Adoption Programs

  5. Tribal Digital VillageSan Diego County, CA A BTOP funded initiative

  6. Project Status as of 2/2012 • 390 + Miles of ‘point-to-point’ & ‘point-to-multi-point’ links • 16 Backbone & Relay Sites • 89 Tribal Municipalities Connected • 300 Tribal Homes Connected • 1500+ Computers & Network Devices connected to TDV’S Network • 1,500+ USERS (Transient), 805 USERS (Home) • Roll-out access to 2760 Tribal Homes, Began, 2009 Summer • Fiber at the Data Center / fixed microwave wireless distribution to users Near term:• Outfit solar powered towers with a supplemental wind solution

  7. Infrastructure Detail

  8. Tribal Digital Village

  9. Tribal Digital Village

  10. Tribal Digital Village INTERMEDIATE RELAY/Distribution Tower: (10) • 24 Volt System - 8 Panels (2 arrays) • 180 Watt/24 volt panels • Total Power 1.4 Kilowatts • 5 Day Storage (No Sun) • 12 batteries in line • Radios - 4 Trangos @ 20 Watts • Router Switch Radios = 110Watts • Elevation 3500 ft.Tower 27 feet tall • 250 watt inverter from 24Volts DC to 120 AC • Rohn 45G tower model • Frequency 5.3-5.8GHz, 2.4GHz, 900MHz

  11. XXXX Counties Matthew R. RantanenDirector of TechnologySouthern California Tribal Chairmen’s AssociationTribal Digital Village (TDVNet) mrantanen@sctdv.net +1 760-535-5907 McCrae Parker Senior Program Manager ZeroDivide mccrae@aerodivide.org 1-415-773-0388

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