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Causes: Economic Development, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: To organize and leverage the research, educational and technological resources of the city of chattanooga and hamilton county around the following areas: bridging the digital divide with communities; building on chattanooga's gigabit-per-second infrastructure; and, creating a distinct location to recruit and build new technology based businesses.
Programs: Digital equity is a digital inclusion program that works with community partners to help residents across hamilton county gain access to the skills, hardware, and internet connectivity required for 21st century success.
the chattanooga innovation district, designated in january 2015, is part of chattanooga's dense and walkable urban core that contains a catalytic mix of start-up businesses, incubators, accelerators and other innovation economy generators and amenities. The chattanooga innovation center is the actual physical location where communication and ideas are circulated.
applications and research's agenda aims to increase chattanooga's opportunities as a national test-bed, or living laboratory for the creation, development, education, and business generation potential of the city's digital assets, in particular the gigabit network and smart grid.