Tech Rising Summit

Tech Rising, an initiative led by the AvidXchange Foundation in partnership with 20+ local corporations, strives to bridge the digital divide and make Charlotte the most digitally inclusive community in the U.S.  through strategic engagement with the Center for Digital Equity, government, academic and nonprofit  partnerships.

The  goal of digital inclusivity is one of the key components of the  Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative (MREI), which set a bold vision for Charlotte to set the standard as an American city for achieving racial equity, social justice, economic opportunity, and upward mobility through transformational public-private partnerships. This vision addresses inequities and removes barriers to opportunity through four key workstreams, two of which are:

• Bridging the digital divide and establishing a Center for Digital Equity

• Investing in Charlotte’s six “Corridors of Opportunities” neighborhoods.

Tech Rising, in partnership with the CDE and the larger digital equity ecosystem, has an opportunity to create collaborative partnerships…