Thaindian News

By Madhuri Dey
Nov 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comcast along with One Economy is celebrating the success of a significant technology learning and service project that deals with teaching youngsters about the broadband Internet technologies and the ways to implement their expertise while catering the Philadelphia community. The initiative named Comcast Digital Connectors started at 2009 at People’s Emergency Center and Project H.O.M.E. Now it is held after school hours all over the year. In this program, 43 high school students hailing from diverse low income category backgrounds work at Philadelphia’s Comcast Technology Labs and Honickman Learning Center of Project H.O.M.E. They learn the basics of digital literacy skills. They try spreading awareness about digital technology even in their neighborhoods.

Some U.S. politicians have lauded the effort. Comcast Corporation’s Executive Vice President David L. Cohen said that it is a really challenging and unique initiative that has been undertaken by the company. One Economy’s mission is enhancing the potential of technology in urban areas across the United States. So far, 35000 young people got involved in this initiative. The Comcast One Economy partnership is aimed at doubling this number and the hour of service they can put in. The Digital Connectors program as well as curriculum was set up by One Economy in the year 2003.

Digital Connectors is meant for empowering needy students and enabling them to use technology to lead a better life. People’s Emergency Center’s President and CEO Farah M. Jimenez said that PED is happy to collaborate with Comcast and One Economy “to bring Digital Connectors to our West Philadelphia community.” The students get to learn ways to connect computer labs, create video documentaries and connect to wireless access points in this project.