Feb 09
Latinos are the United States’ fastest growing minority, but they trail in the digital divide because of lower income and educational levels, according to a study released on Wednesday. The survey by the Pew Hispanic Center found that fewer Hispanics than either white or black Americans went online last year, owned a cell phone or …
Jan 25
Miami may reign as Latin America’s gateway to the US, but there’s one area where it has fallen behind: technology. Latin American tech firms looking to build US ties are flocking to areas like Boston and Silicon Valley — something one City of Miami commissioner aims to change by creating an area technology enterprise zone. …
Jan 13
It’s only been three weeks since the Federal Communications Commission voted to enact net neutrality regulations and already one company, wireless carrier MetroPCS, faces accusations of violating them. The allegations stem from MetroPCS’s new pricing plans — especially its cheap $40 a month subscription. For that amount, users will get unlimited voice and text and …
Jan 13
Award-winning writer/performer and LISTA’s Humanitarian member of the year 2011 Rick Najera, twice honored as one of the most influential Latinos in America, has joined media mogul and philanthropist Tavis Smiley’s bold venture into the speaker circuit with the establishment of High Quality Speakers Bureau (HQSB). Based in Los Angeles, HQSB represents the most prominent speakers …
Jan 13
Discussing U.S. innovation at CES are (from left) CES President Gary Shapiro, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Cisco CEO John Chambers, and GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt. On Friday, during a panel discussion at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, executives from some of the top American corporations stated that if the U.S. is looking to be more …
Jan 11
Rose Stuckey Kirk has been named president of the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. She will lead Verizon’s philanthropic strategy with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate the use of Verizon’s technology in addressing social issues such as education, domestic violence prevention and online safety. Additionally, she will oversee Verizon’s employee volunteerism …
Jan 06
When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. Then, when the Internet began to change life as we know it, these groups had less access to the Web and slower online connections — placing them on the wrong side of …
Dec 01
DECEMBER 1, 2010 – Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski held a press conference in Washington D.C. to announce the framework of his plans on Net Neutrality. The following response to the announcement can be attributed to Jose Marquez-Leon, National CEO of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association. “Latinos in …
Aug 28
Latin America continues to drag behind the rest of the world when it comes to information technology, a brake on the region’s competitiveness. But Internet access is expected to explode there this decade. Leading that charge is California-based Cisco Systems, the fast-growing world leader in IT infrastructure with more than $35 billion in sales and …
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