digital divide

Our Valley, Our Future (OVOF) is focusing on what is known as the Digital Divide in Chelan and Douglas County. The digital divide is thought of as inequities in access to digital technology including the internet, tablets, laptops and smartphones in the broadest sense.

The managing director of the Digital Inclusion Unit of the state Department of Commerce noted the new tax is not in Governor Inslee's budget proposal but represents a new permanent revenue stream for digital equity in Washington state.