In 2024, Metro Nashville and Davidson County earned the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) Visionary Trailblazer award, honoring Metro's pioneering work in digital inclusion.
The recognition is based on exemplary digital inclusion commitment and programs. With two levels of recognition, Metro Nashville and Davidson County achieved the highest level, “Visionary Digital Inclusion Trailblazer.” The Trailblazer award is given to entities that:
- Dedicate resources to digital inclusion
- Fund or aid digital inclusion programs
- Participate in digital inclusion ecosystems
- Engage the community
- Advance digital inclusion through policy
- Use data to inform digital inclusion
- Develop a local digital Inclusion plan