Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2023

Indigenous communities are among the most underserved with internet access throughout North America. For seven years, a growing movement of connectivity champions has worked though the Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) to change that.

Thank you for attending ICS 2023 in Anchorage and joining workshops, lightning talks, and panel discussions about the broadband challenges facing our communities, and hearing directly from people doing game-changing work to advance digital equity.

You were among Indigenous community members, leaders, network operators, researchers, and policymakers with a common goal: to connect Indigenous communities to fast, affordable, sustainable internet networks.

After 5 years of being hosted by the Internet Society, in 2022 the Indigenous Connectivity Summit transitioned to a new home at the Indigenous Connectivity Institute. The community-led ICS has grown to be the primary convening for Indigenous leadership and allies working across the United States and Canada to build a digital future on their terms.

Date and Time

Monday 22 May 2023 –

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, US


The 2023 Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) expanded on the success of the last six meetings:

Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2022

2021 ICS Virtual

2020 ICS Virtual

2019 ICS Hilo, Hawai'i and Pu’uhonua o Waimānalo, Hawai'i

2018 ICS Edmonton, Alberta and Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada

2017 ICS Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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