How Philadelphia incentivizes residents to sharpen their digital skills

Program participants at The ExCITe Center are required to complete a six-module training course to build their digital and technical knowledge. Upon completion, they are eligible to receive a free computer through the program.

Depending on someone’s needs, participants can learn various skills, like using applications such as Google Docs, managing their usernames and passwords, leveraging online health care services or even operating a computer mouse, Fink-Yates said.

By Kaitlyn Levinson,
Reporter, Route Fifty