by TechLatino | Jan 31, 2021 | Comcast, Hispanic Community Trend, NCTA, Workforce Development
NBCUniversal News Group launched NBCU Academy, a new, innovative, multiplatform journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students through education, on-campus training and online programming. The initiative includes a...
by JAM | Jan 14, 2015 | business, Foundation Work, HTTP, LISTA, LISTA in the News, SEO, silicon valley, Workforce Development
There comes a time when the word “minority” loses its context, where one group surpasses its status in population and influence, crossing over into a new mainstream community of Americans. When I first arrived in Silicon Valley to work for Apple in the 1980s, I felt...
by JAM | Jan 7, 2015 | inclusion, IT Professionals, jobs, Kapor, LISTA, LISTA in the News, silicon valley, Workforce Development
Intel has set an aggressive goal of dramatically increasing the diversity of its U.S. workforce by 2020. It’s also pledging $300 million to fund the hiring and retention of women and underrepresented minorities, the largest investment yet in diversity by a...
by JAM | Aug 15, 2014 | #techlatino247, Big data, matt Wallaert, Microsoft, obama, Social Media, Workforce Development
Starting a new technology company? It might be useful to get a behavioral psychologist on board. Or, at least, get a chance to talk with Microsoft’s Matt Wallaert. Wallaert is in town for the next few days, meeting with game changers at Drexel University’s ExCITe...
by JAM | Jun 20, 2014 | Barack Obama, digital media, FCC, Health Information Technology, Health IT, Latina, LISTA, LISTA in the News, net neutrality, Trends, Workforce Development
Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the Communications Act of 1934. The Act was established to regulate telephone, telegraph and radio so that all U.S. citizens could receive basic communication services. It contains seven sections, Title I through Title VII. Title...
by JAM | Jan 30, 2014 | #techlatino247, FCC, IT Professionals, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Workforce Development
The FCC today made a bold leap forward on the path to a modern 21st Century broadband world by agreeing to oversee industry-wide geographic trials. These trials will convert legacy Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) networks to an all-IP broadband architecture. ...
