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Council proclaims Digital Inclusion Week; Smart Columbus outlines device, training and device-donation goals
Summary
Columbus City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Digital Inclusion Week and heard Smart Columbus partners describe a program to train 10,000 residents with devices and 10 hours of digital-skills training by 2027 and a device-donation target of 2,500 refurbished devices annually.
Columbus City Council adopted Resolution 0222X-2025 on Oct. 6, 2025, recognizing the week as Digital Inclusion Week and receiving a presentation from Smart Columbus partners about city-backed efforts to close the digital divide.
Councilmember Bankston presented the resolution and invited representatives from Smart Columbus and the Connect Us Coalition to accept it. Haley Lisonbee, introduced on the record as director of operations for Smart Columbus, described a multi-year program that aims to pair digital skills training with devices and to expand device…
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