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In an effort to bridge the digital divide, our Community Tech Hubs offer a range of programs in 21st century skills to marginalized communities in Minnesota. These programs include mentorship, training, and career pathways for youth, adults, and small businesses.
Smart North has helped cities and communities across Minnesota learn, evaluate, and deploy smart and connected city solutions. By enabling these solutions, we hope communities can build resiliency and develop digital solutions for a post pandemic 21st century digital life, work and economy.
Smart North has helped cities and communities across Minnesota learn, evaluate, and deploy smart and connected city solutions. By enabling these solutions, we hope communities can build resiliency and develop digital solutions for a post pandemic 21st century digital life, work and economy.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about Smart North and its initiatives.
Smart North is a Minnesota based organization that promotes digital equity and improves the quality of life in the state. They work with underserved and BIPOC communities to establish community tech hubs and offer various services such as youth-led tech support, workforce training, services for adults, and a tech talent pipeline.
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Community Tech Hubs represent an effort to change the story for underserved communities and their youth. We believe that in a post pandemic and George Floyd world, digital equity will either become a great equalizer, or divider for Minnesota’s most marginalized communities. Smart North’s mission is to drive digital equity and transform livability in MN.
In the past two years, Smart North has doubled down on driving digital equity within underserved and under-addressed Minnesota communities with a Community Tech Hub initiative focused on providing youth 12- 20+ years access to the latest technology tools and skills to partake in the 21st-century opportunities. Our first location is in the George Floyd Square neighborhood at the Sabathani Community Center, in South Minneapolis.
Smart North has been actively working for a year with the community leaders, youth, and local organizations such as civic, public, private, academic, and entrepreneurial in the neighborhoods around George Floyd Square in Minneapolis to co-create this initiative..
All Programming is focused on 21st century, niche-based skills that prepare students for emerging and future careers that are in high-demand. Our courses are co-created, supported and delivered by Knowledge and Industry Partners.
View our fall course schedule launching on November 28th and apply today.
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One of our key initiatives is setting up Community Tech Hubs, which offer programs in 21st century skills. We provide grassroots access to training, mentorship, and career pathways for youth, adults, and small businesses in marginalized communities in Minnesota.
Our collective of entrepreneurs, educators, designers, teachers, researchers, and professionals are united by shared values and beliefs regarding digital equity and livability, to shape the impact we strive to create.
