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Resources for Digital Opportunity Planning

September 25, 2025

Centralina’s 2025 Regional Digital Opportunity Plan provides county-specific strategies and a regional framework to address disparities in internet availability, affordability, device access and digital skills. Here, you’ll find goals for your county’s Digital Opportunity Plan, as well as resources to support implementation.

Regional Digital Opportunity Plan

Plans by County: 

Anson County
Cabarrus County
Gaston County
Iredell County
Lincoln County
Mecklenburg
Rowan County
Stanly County
Union County

Toolkit

The toolkit provides templates, surveys and outreach materials that support counties and partners in developing, updating and promoting their Digital Opportunity Plans.

The following examples show how Union County templates were applied in the digital opportunity plan strategy development process and can be used as a model for future planning efforts.

Resources

Digital Readiness for Safer Communities (Webinar, Oct 22, 2025): Practical ways digital access, skills and coordinPresentation Slidesated outreach improve everyday safety—covering alert enrollment (e.g., CharMeck Alerts), “backups to backups” (NOAA Weather Radios, neighbor check-ins), and Digital Navigators for older adults. Links: Webinar Recording  |  Presentation Slides

Centralina Information Sheet: A printable guide for digital opportunity planning in our region. 

Digital Opportunity Profile: Purdue University Regional Center for Development prepared a data profile that provides an understanding of Centralina Regional Council’s digital landscape. 

BAND-NC: Review the latest data from NC State University Institute for Emerging Issues Building a New Digital Economy in NC on the BAND-NC website. 

NC One Map Profiles: The NC Broadband Infrastructure Office provides detailed broadband data by county. 

State of NC Digital Equity Plan: Review our state’s comprehensive strategy to ensure all individuals and communities have equitable access to digital tools, resources and skills to participate in the digital economy. 

Want to Help Now? Take the Internet Connectivity Survey for NC Households and Business conducted by the NC Broadband Infrastructure Office. 

For more information on this initiative, please contact Anna Lu Wilson at alwilson@centralina.org or 704-385-4790.

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