GCTC Connectivity Covid-19 Resources

GCTC Connectivity Covid-19 Resources
File:Public Safety200.png Covid-19 Resources
Team Organizations	Wireless Connectivity Covid-19 Task Force
Team Leaders	David Witkowski Benny Lee David Witkowski
City, State
Contributors	William Schrier Lan Jenson
Website
Document

Description

The Covid-19 crisis has increased the need for students to distance learn and workers to telework; however, the digital divide remains as an unbridged connectivity and device gap for many. Devices such as mobile devices, notebook computers must be in place or issued that can connect wirelessly to Wi-Fi for distance learning and teleworking. Some local governments and companies have made progress through publishing online and through physical postings to map these sites. Other local governments may be further ahead in advanced connectivity having deployed wireless connectivity delivery systems that can easily scale to more locations such as parked vehicles with Wi-Fi equipment.

Availability of Connectivity via Wi-Fi

• Publication of Wi-Fi sites
• Local Governments with Wireless Connectivity Delivery Systems

Guidance and Resources for Connectivity

• Connectivity Guidance
• Human Interaction/Communication Tools
• Educational_Resources
• Organizational_Resources
• Volunteer_Resources

Broadband for Mitigation

• Video Chat for Emergency Medical Calls to 9-1-1

IoT for Mitigation

• IoT for Pandemic Mitigation - Telemedicine

Helping with low-cost or free internet connectivity

• Helping with low-cost or free internet connectivity