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Monday, April 17, 2000

PRESIDENT CLINTON:
WORKING TO MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO "GET CONNECTED" AND
TO BRING DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY TO ALL AMERICANS

"Unlike the railroads of the Industrial Age, the trade routes of the Information Age can run through every city, every town, every community. We can use new technology to extend opportunity to more Americans than ever before; we can truly move more people out of poverty more rapidly than ever before. No one has to be bypassed this time around."

President Bill Clinton
Monday, April 17, 2000

Today, in East Palo Alto, California, President Clinton kicked off his third New Markets trip by highlighting the importance of giving all young people the opportunity and motivation to develop information technology skills that will enable them to compete for the high-tech, high-wage jobs of the 21st century. The President announced over $100 million in several private- and public-sector commitments to bring digital opportunity to underserved youth, family, and communities, and participated in a roundtable discussion with corporate and community leaders on the importance of closing the digital divide. The President also visited Shiprock, New Mexico, where he spoke to the Navajo Nation on how access to technology can lead to education and economic opportunities for Native Americans, and participated in an Internet video conference with students from remote schools within the Navajo Nation.

NEW MARKETS TOUR HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITIES CAUGHT ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. While the number of Americans accessing the Internet has grown rapidly in recent years, there remains a gap between those communities that have access to computers and the Internet and those who don't. Today, President Clinton highlighted two communities which have not fully shared in the nation's digital revolution:

ANNOUNCING NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. In East Palo Alto, President Clinton announced over $100 million in public- and private-sector commitments to bring digital opportunity to underserved communities, families and youth:

In Shiprock, the President unveiled several technology initiatives aimed at bringing economic opportunity to Native Americans:



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