Two people spoke enthusiastically about a city-corporate partnership to the Chandler City Council at its Aug. 11 regular meeting.

Will Novak of GFiber, or Google Fiber,and Dr. Erin Carr-Jordan of the Institute for Digital Inclusion Acceleration spoke briefly to council about what they call the “groundbreaking partnership to improve digital access and literacy across Arizona.”

Novak said even though one of Google’s main partnerships with the city involves connecting the city with fiberoptic Internet cabling, digital literacy and “STEM skills and getting as many people as possible to have 21st-century digital skills” is something that his team is passionate about.

Carr-Jordan is the president and CEO of the IDIA and executive director of Digital Equity and Social Impact at Arizona State U

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