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Johannes Bauer

Michigan State University
Director of the Quello Center
East Lansing, Michigan, USA
I am a researcher, writer, teacher, and academic entrepreneur interested in the forces influencing digital inclusion and exclusion. With that knowledge, I seek to contribute to building resilient digital ecosystems in which the forces of inclusion outweigh those of exclusion. Making high-speed internet access and devices accessible and affordable for all combined with improved digital skills will have a positive impact, but harnessing the benefits of digital technologies will require more. Digital technology amplifies social conditions and inequalities. We also need to address those. A group of us have put together additional thoughts on how we can move in that direction. Rhinesmith, C., Dagg, P.R., Bauer, J.M., Byrum, G., and Schill, A. (2023). Digital opportunities compass: Metrics to monitor, evaluate, and guide broadband and digital equity policy. Working paper, Ann Arbor, MI: Merit Network, Inc. and East Lansing, MI: Quello Center. Available at: https://quello.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Digital-Opportunites-Compass-Paper-20220223.pdf.