Ms. Brenda Kempster is President of KEMPSTER GROUP,  a consulting firm specializing in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Digital Literacy.  KEMPSTER GROUP produces the global ICT Digital Literacy Portal, a resource for ICT Digital Literacy information and research.  Ms. Kempster served as consultant to the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) - a non-profit 501(c)3 organization - established and funded by the SBC-At&T and Verizon-MCI merger agreements and approved by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2005.  The fund focuses on "achieving ubiquitous access to broadband and advanced services in California, particularly in underserved communities through the use of existing and emerging technologies". 

CETF held a Leadership Roundtable in November, 2008 to examine global policies in ICT and develop a plan of action for implementing an ICT Digital Literacy Policy in California. 

 Ms. Kempster will discuss the effort on this month's call.