During the 2022 NADO Annual Training Conference, Dr. Roberto Gallardo presented on work to bring broadband to Southeast Indiana citizens and businesses.

1. October 17 th, 2022
Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.
Dire c tor
Broa d b a nd : Dig ita l Inc lusion Pa ne l
NADO’s Annua l Tra ining Confe re nc e
Regional Digital
Inclusion: Two Case
Studies

2. To be a leader in innovative and adaptive partnerships empowering
re g ions to find solutions for e q uita b le , susta ina b le , a nd re silie nt
d e ve lop m e nt. Colla b ora te with p e op le to liste n, id e ntify, a nd e nha nc e
a sse ts uniq ue to the ir story re sulting in p rosp e rity a nd q ua lity of life .
Who Are We? Established:
PCRD He a d q ua rte rs
Sc howe House
Vision + Mission:
p c rd .p urd ue .e d u
2005

3. Two Case Studies
Southeast Indiana Regional Planning
Commission (SIRPC): 9 Counties
Indiana Uplands (also known as Rural
Opportunity Initiatives or ROI): 11 Counties

4. • Top- down
• Regional Digital Advisory Team (RDAT)
• Indicator analysis
• Survey data
• Transformation from RDAT to county
ambassadors
• Public Input
• Duke Energy Foundation Funds
• Regional Economic Acceleration and
Development Initiative (READI)Funds
• Read more: Southeast Indiana Regional
Planning Commission - Digital Inclusion Plan
(sirpc.org)
SIRPC
Mission : c re a te a re g iona l e nvironm e nt whe re
a ll southe a st Ind ia na c itize ns a nd b usine sse s
thrive throug h c onne c tivity a nd d ig ita l inc lusion.
Goal 1: Build / up g ra d e a fford a b le , sc a la b le , a nd
future p roof b roa d b a nd throug hout the
c om m unity a nd im p rove a d op tion.
Goal 2 : Ensure a ll re sid e nts ha ve re a sona b le
a c c e ss to q ua lity, a fford a b le a nd re lia b le
d e vic e s a s we ll a s a truste d te c hnic a l sup p ort to
m a inta in, up g ra d e , a nd use the se d e vic e s.
Goal 3 : Provid e a p e rp e tua l d ig ita l lite ra c y
e c osyste m – m ulti- fa c e te d a c ross m ultip le
te c hnolog ie s – offe ring sup p ort a nd e q uita b le
a c c e ss to p e op le of a ll a g e s a nd a b ilitie s for the
re g ion’s d ig ita l a c tivitie s.
Goal 4 : Inc lud e c onne c tivity, d e vic e s a nd d ig ita l
skills into loc a l a nd re g iona l c om m unity a nd
e c onom ic d e ve lop m e nt stra te g ie s throug h
p ub lic p riva te p a rtne rship s, c oord ina tion, a nd
a sse ssm e nts re sulting in a susta ina b le d ig ita l
e q uity e c osyste m .

5. • Bottom - up
• County Digital Advisory Teams (CDAT)
• Public Input
• Regional Digital Advisory Team (RDAT)
• Indicator analysis
• Survey data
• Regional Economic Acceleration and
Development Initiative (READI)Funds
Indiana Uplands
Mission : ig nite c olla b ora tion a m ong
sta ke hold e rs to le ve ra g e re sourc e s a nd
a d va nc e d ig ita l tra nsform a tion re sulting in a
m ore p rosp e rous a nd inc lusive Up la nd s re g ion.
Goal 1: e ng a g e with re g iona l le a d e rs to g row
e c onom ic p rosp e rity throug h d ig ita l inc lusion
a m ong b usine sse s re sulting in a d ig ita l sa vvy
workforc e , inc re a se d c a p ita l, online p re se nc e
a nd ultim a te ly d ig ita l tra nsform a tion.
Goal 2 : b uild a nd im p le m e nt d ig ita l inc lusion
re sourc e s for und e rse rve d p op ula tions tha t a re
a fford a b le a nd a c c e ssib le re sulting in a
he a lthie r, ha p p ie r a nd m ore p rosp e rous re g ion.
Goal 3 : e xp a nd a c c e ss to hig h- p e rform ing ,
a fford a b le b roa d b a nd .
Goal 4 : b uild a strong a nd inc lusive d ig ita l
e c osyste m re sulting in a re sp onsive a nd
e ng a g e d re g ion.

6. • Awareness on Digital Inclusion
• Competing priorities
• Regional process (bottom - up or top - down)
• Modularity
• Open - minded