Countdown to Digital Inclusion Week 2025!

Celebrate, Engage, Empower!

Join us for Digital Inclusion Week (DIW), an annual nationwide event dedicated to raising awareness about digital equity and the vital importance of inclusion in our increasingly digital world. This week-long event showcases the collective efforts to bridge the digital divide and highlights the impactful work being done to ensure everyone has access to technology and the internet.

This year’s theme is: Community-Driven Digital Futures.

#DIW2025: Community-Driven Digital Futures

This year’s theme, “Community-Driven Digital Futures,” recognizes that the most impactful solutions for bridging the digital divide emerge directly from within communities. Nobody understands a community’s lived realities better than its members. When communities are empowered to identify and address their own needs, they are more likely to foster innovation, create initiatives that resonate deeply with their peers, and encourage participation, ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age.

By leveraging local knowledge and fostering collaboration, we can develop meaningful strategies that enhance digital access and strengthen the fabric of the community as a whole.

Support for Digital Inclusion Week 2025

FCC Commissioner Gomez for Digital Inclusion Week 2025

President Toni Preckwinkle of the Cook County Board of Commissioners for Digital Inclusion Week

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for Digital Inclusion Week 2025

U.S. Representative Tim Kennedy for Digital Inclusion Week

U.S. Representative Clyburn for Digital Inclusion Week

U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey for Digital Inclusion Week

Easter Seals Greater Houston for Digital Inclusion Week

DigitalLIFT for Digital Inclusion Week

KINBER for Digital Inclusion Week

Can Code Communities for Digital Inclusion Week

The STEM Alliance for Digital Inclusion Week

OATS for Digital Inclusion Week

Check out Actions & Events Hosted Nationwide!

Search the table to see Digital Inclusion Week 2025 events and connect with organizers in your area.

#DIW25 Events Map

Use this map to view #DIW2025 events happening nationwide!

Host a #DIW2025 Event!

Anyone can host a Digital Inclusion Week Event!

Whether you’re an individual passionate about digital inclusion or part of a larger organization, your participation is invaluable! Here are a few examples of who can get involved:

Individuals: Share data about the state of digital inclusion in your community on social media
Non-profits and Community Organizations: Host a device distribution event, hold a digital inclusion conference or launch a digital inclusion pilot program
Libraries: Organize a digital skills training class or host a “device drop-in” informal session
Schools and Higher Education: Host a workshop on internet safety or partner with a community organization and host a hotspot distribution event
Local Government: Issue a Digital Inclusion Week Proclamation, light up a bridge in teal to “bridge the digital divide”

Your involvement, no matter how big or small, helps us celebrate collective efforts and brings critical attention on the importance of digital equity!

Amplifying Your Impact: Why Digital Inclusion Week Matters

Digital Inclusion Week is a chance to celebrate the progress we’ve made toward digital equity and inspire further action for a more inclusive digital future. It’s about working together to ensure everyone has the tools and resources to fully participate in our digital world. This is a pivotal time for digital inclusion action!

This is a pivotal time for digital inclusion action!

With support from NDIA, organizations and individuals across the country host special events, run social media campaigns, and share their digital inclusion progress and amazing successes. This week of uplifting digital inclusion activates communities and brings attention from media and high profile supporters who join our efforts to propel the movement.

Benefits of Participating in Digital Inclusion Week

Opportunity to Raise Awareness around Digital Inclusion

Opportunity for Visibility: Reach More Community Members in Need

Opportunity to Gain Supporters: Funders, Partners, Policymakers

DIW25 Essentials

DIW2025 Title Graphic

DIW2025 General Messaging

Email Outreach Template

See DIW2025 Essentials

Event Toolkits

Tips for a Successful DIW Event

Computer Outreach Training Toolkit

Computer Skills Self-Paced Guide

See Event Toolkits

Social Media Toolkit

Downloadable Graphics

Customizable Canva Graphics

Copy & Paste Social Media Posts

See Social Media Tookit

Advocacy & Actions for Elected Officials

Tips for Engaging Elected Officials

Elected Officials Outreach Email Template

Bridge Light Up Template & DIW Proclamation Examples

Get Advocacy Toolkits

PR & Press Outreach Toolkit

DIW2025 Media Advisory Template

DIW2025 Press Release Template

Tips for Media Coverage for DIW Efforts

See PR Toolkit

Let’s Connect!

Need help with your DIW event? Schedule a time to meet with us! We can help you brainstorm ideas, refine your plans, and answer any questions you have. You can also contact Pamela Rosales at [email protected]

Schedule a meeting

Watch Now: #DIW2025 Info Session

Learn how your organization can get involved during #DIW2025! This webinar is perfect for anyone new to Digital Inclusion Week, as well as those looking for fresh ideas to deepen their impact. Learn about this annual nationwide event dedicated to raising awareness and promoting action for digital equity. Explore various ways individuals and organizations can take part, from hosting digital skills workshops and device distribution events to launching social media campaigns!

October 8, 2025: Digital Inclusion 101

Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t.

This webinar is great for those new to digital inclusion work! We cover digital inclusion essentials like:

Defining key digital inclusion terms
Identifying barriers to digital inclusion
Exploring solutions and digital inclusion program best practices
Learning the Digital Navigator Model
Understanding the role of Digital Inclusion Coalitions
Staying up-to-date with Policy

You’ll learn from our wonderful panelists:
Leslie Scott, KC Digital Drive,
Nate Stone, NDIA
Shauna Edson, NDIA

Digital Inclusion is a multifaceted issue that takes time to understand and NDIA is here to help!

October 9, 2025: Crisis Connectivity: Digital Inclusion Before, During, and After Disasters

Join us for a special Digital Inclusion Week event! This NDIA & Mission Telecom-sponsored webinar continues the conversation started at Net Inclusion 2025, shifting from challenges to solutions for digital equity before, during, and after a disaster. Panelists will share experiences and knowledge on how to address this issue so participants can develop a practical blueprint for communities to better prepare, respond, and recover from disasters.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to identify common gaps in disaster response and explore approaches for addressing these gaps through funding, policy, and partnerships. You’ll also gain insight into new collaboration models that unite providers, funders and social-good organizations to ensure no community is left disconnected in times of crisis.

October 9, 2025: The Next Chapter: Strategies for Advancing Digital Inclusion through Universal Service Fund Reform

Join Public Knowledge, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, UnidosUS, and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights for a Digital Inclusion Week policy webinar about broadband affordability, broadband adoption, and the urgent need for Universal Service Fund reform.

This discussion will bring together leading broadband policy experts who will share insights about today’s challenges and will propose solutions for how to ensure all communities can thrive in our digital ecosystem. This event will take place on Thursday, October 9nd at 2pm ET.

Thanks to our DIW 2025 Sponsors!

Premier Sponsors

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Become a DIW Sponsor

This is the largest spotlight for digital equity throughout the year, with widespread visibility driven by events, media coverage, and local government leaders. Please join us October 6-10, 2025 to publicly demonstrate your company’s support for digital inclusion nationwide. Click below for sponsorship options and contact Regina Cooper Benjamin, NDIA Deputy Director, [email protected], for more information.

Sponsor Digital Inclusion Week

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