Almost six months ago, Comcast launched an ambitious broadband adoption program, Internet Essentials, with a focus on closing the digital divide and getting more low-income Americans connected to the Internet. Today we are releasing a launch progress report that highlights our successes and achievements and shares some of the lessons we have learned and the [...]
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LISTA Guest Blogger: David L. Cohen, EVP Comcast – Reports on Internet Essentials Launch Impact
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American CEO’s Say Immigration is Key to Business Innovation.
January 13th, 2011 JAM 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 [...]
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Policy, Uncategorized, Workforce Development 
Tags: CES, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, Education, google, Immigration. Latinos, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association, President Obama, Secretary of Labor, techlatino 2010 
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Guest Blogger Jose Villa- 2011: The Year Of Creative Destruction
January 11th, 2011 JAM I made the bold prediction almost a year ago today that Hispanic marketing was in for big changes in 2011. I have to admit I think I will be proven wrong.I think 2011 will result in even more changes than I boldly forecast last year. I think by the time 2012 rolls around, we’re barely going to [...]
Working on IT: 50,000 New Health IT workers Needed by Joseph Conn / HITS
May 25th, 2010 JAM Working on IT By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer Posted: May 24, 2010 – 12:01 am ET Part one of a two-part series Access part two: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly known as the stimulus law, has a host of tight deadlines for its myriad health information technology subsidy [...]
Posted in Health IT, Health Information Technology, Menus, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: conference, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hispanic-Owned Companies, latino, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association, Menus, Secretary of Labor, Vish Sankaran No Comments »Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) Applauds the 74 Members of Congress’ Letter to the FCC
May 25th, 2010 JAM New York, N.Y. – Today Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) President and CEO, Jose Marquez-Leon released the following statement in response to the May 24, 2010 letter to the Federal Communications Commission on the importance of broadband adoption and deployment over regulation. LISTA is pleased to see 74 members of Congress join [...]
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Menus, Policy, Uncategorized Tags: ATT, Broadband, COMCAST, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, FCC, FCC Chair, Health IT, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association, Legislative Technology Forum, LISTA in the News, net neutrality, TWC, VERIZON No Comments »Explore the National Broadband Plan: Statements From the President and FCC Chairman(Video).
March 16th, 2010 JAM Statement from the President on the National Broadband Plan America today is on the verge of a broadband-driven Internet era that will unleash innovation, create new jobs and industries, provide consumers with new powerful sources of information, enhance American safety and security, and connect communities in ways that strengthen our democracy. Just as past generations [...]
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Menus, Policy Tags: Broadband, COMCAST, digital divide, Education, emerge, google, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association, National Broadband Plan, net neutrality, President Obama, Washington No Comments »Obama Outlines Overhaul to No Child Left Behind
March 15th, 2010 JAM Obama Outlines Overhaul to No Child Left Behind President Obama announced he will be sending Congress a plan to reform the country’s education program by doing away with some of the main aspects of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law. While Obama’s proposal wouldn’t entirely get rid of what was one of his predecessor’s [...]
Social Media Pitfalls To Avoid.
February 25th, 2010 JAM Social Media Pitfalls To Avoid LISTA Guest Blogger // Luis Cuneo, Marketing Manager IBM Corporation LISTA Member I recently attended the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention in Denver, CO. Prior to the conference, I took note of how the USHCC was taking advantage of social media to promote their event and encourage [...]
Posted in LISTA in the News, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: Broadband, Career Events, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, Education, emerge, google, Health Care reform, Hispanic Association, Hispanic-Owned Companies, IBM, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association, LISTA in the News, Luis Cuneo, Menus, techlatino 2010, USHCC, Washington No Comments »Blacks, Latinos and Women Lose Ground at Silicon Valley Tech Companies.
February 17th, 2010 JAM Blacks, Latinos and Women Lose Ground at Silicon Valley Tech Companies.
The unique diversity of Silicon Valley is not reflected in the region’s tech workplaces — and the disparity is only growing worse. Hispanics and blacks made up a smaller share of the valley’s computer workers in 2008 than they did in 2000, a Mercury News review of federal data shows, even as their share grew across the nation. Women in computer-related occupations saw declines around the country.
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