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Closing “digital divide” focus of
Black Family Technology Week
ARMONK, N.Y.
Recent reports indicating
sharpincreases in the number
of Blacks who own computers
andusethe Internet offer much
needed encouragement to com
munities and the technology
industry. However, other sig
nificant isstes may hinder
Blacks in bridging the digital
divide. Sponsored by IBM and
Career Communications
Group, Black Family Technol
ogy Awareness Week (BFTAW)
2002, scheduled for February
10-16, will provide a forum to
explore theissues and present
recommendations to close the
divide.
Black Family Technology
Awareness Week 2002 is a na
tional campaign to assist more
Blacks in using technology in
their daily lives and help them
take advantage of opportuni
ties technology can provide.
Now in its fourth year, the
initiative highlights activities
that will take place in Black
communities in the United
States, Canada and other coun
tries. Four of IBM’s highest
ranking Black executives and
their spouses will act as the
campaign’s co-chairs. They
include:
* Rodney C. Adkins, general
manager/Pervasive Comput
ing Division, IBM Software,
* Dr. Sandra Johnson
Baylor, manager/Websphere
Database Development,
* Frank Jones, vice presi
dent/Worldwide Server - Stra
tegic Systems Manufacturing
and Integrated Supply Chain,
and
* Al Zollar, general man
ager, Lotus Software.
As part of this campaign,
IBM employees will join
churches, senior citizen cen
ters, schools, youth groups,
professional and fraternal or
ganizations, sororities and
community organizations in
hosting events that will help
Blacks gain the technological
literacy and access to high
technology, essential to becom
ing full partners in the Infor
mation Age.
While studies indicate that
Engineering society seeks to inspire area youths
The National Society of
Black Engineers — Augusta
Alumni Extension (NSBE
AAE) will sponsor another
exciting year of technical cre
ativeness with its seventh an
nual technical forum. The
forum will be held from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
February 9, 2002 at the Na
tional Science Center’s Fort
Discovery.
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master drummer with the Chuck Davis and the African
American Dance Ensemble, led a very spirited African
drumming workshop at Studio ArtGro on Saturday, Janu
ary 19, 2002. His students were of veried ages and
backgrounds, including local drummers Not Gaddy and
Sala Adenike. The African drum used in class was
decorated with animal skin, beads, metal “leafs” edged
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Rodney C. Adkins, general
manager, Pervasive
Computing Division, IBM
Software Group.
more than a third of Black
households are now online,
issues such as the quality of
Internet connections within
the community, employability
and employment rate of Blacks
and the representation of
Blacks as owners of high tech
enterprises, also play arole in
closing the digital divide.
Broad-band Internet connec
tions, for example, provide ac
cess to virtual libraries and
instruction,videoconferencing,
telemedicine and multimedia,
which are simply not practical
with analog connections. In
addition, thousands of jobs are
reportedly waiting in technol
ogy related fields for people
with the skills to fill them.
Black Family Technology
Awareness Week events are
beingplanned around thecoun
try to address these and other
issues. These activities in
clude:
* A business roundtable in
New York City at which
BFTAW co-chairs, Black tech
nology entrepreneurs, engi
neering professors and Black
journalists who cover technol
ogy will discuss the role Black
owned technology businesses
will play in bridging the digital
divide;
* An Artz Caf for middle
school children in Atlanta,
which will demonstrate how
NSBE-AAE hopes to
awaken a passion for tech
nology in area youth with
thisyear’stheme “Engineer
ing a World of Excellence.”
Students will be guided
through a fun-filled day of
tours, hands-on demonstra
tions, career and basic com
puter operations workshops,
and also an introduction to
engineering principles.
multimedia is developed and
used in everyday life;
* An exploration of black
history and culture usingtech
nology, presented by a YMCA
in Austin, Texas as part of
“Family Fun Week;”
* An Internet Expo for stu
dentsand their families hosted
by an elementary school in
Cambridge, and
* Buildinga web pageand e
commerce seminars in Detroit
for college students, small busi
ness owners and individuals
seeking employment opportu
nities in the technology field.
“Corporate America contin
ues to grapple with a signifi
cant shortage of skilled IT
workers,” said IBM’s Rodney
Atkins. “Those who can meet
and capitalize on this ongoing
need have a wealth of opportu
nity available to them. By
working to significantly raise
the computer literacy rate
among Blacks across the eco
nomic spectrum, we can make
major strides in eradicating
black unemployment and some
of the social issues related to
b
Added Tyrone Taborn,
founder of BFTAW and presi
dent of Career Communica
tions Group: “Economic em
powerment is at the heart of
the Black Family Technology
Awarenessinitiative. Wemust
make sure that the Black com
munity not only grows in
knowledge and access, but also
learnshow our knowledge and
access can generate revenue
for our families, and ultimately
empower the communities in
which we live.”
To learn more about Black
Family Technology Awareness
Week 2002, log on to
www.blackfamilynet.net or
call (410) 244-7101.
IBM is the world’s largest
information technology pro
vider and a worldwide leader
in e-business solutions. The
company has over 300,000
employees and does business
in more than 160 countries.
FormoreinformationonlßM,
please view the company’s web
site at www.ibm.com.
Thiseventisfreetoallmiddle
and high school students in
the CSRA, and limited to the
first 300 participants. Prereg
istration is required. To reg
ister or for more information
please call 706-854-7201.
NSBE-AAE is part of a na
tional organization that en
courages minority pursuit of
engineering and science ca
reers.
ASU hosts
Chinese art
lecture
Thenexteventsin Augusta
State University’s Cullum
Lecture Series willbeheld on
Thursday, January 24, 2002.
“Jingdezhen: City of Porce
lain” will be presented at
11:30 a.m. and “Visions of
Cathay: Asian Influence on
European Decorative Arts”
will be featured at 7 p.m.
Dr. Donald A. Wood, cura
tor of the Birmingham Mu
seum of Art, will address the
audience for both lecturesin
the Butler Hall Lecture Room.
Both presentations are open
to the public, free, and last
approximately 75 minutes.
This year’s Series, titled
“The Many Faces of China,”
focuses on mainland China,
and has attracted speakers
from around the nation.
The Cullum Series is an
inter-disciplinary program
begun more than 20 years
ago to provide students, fac
ulty, and staff of ASU access
to nationally and interna
tionally known speakers on
diversetopics. Thesemester
longseriescontinuesthrough
April with weekly presenta
tions on various subjects.
Gotohttp://www.aug.edu/
library/cullum2oo2/for more
information.
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