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Deadline Extended to May 18! Grant available to engage communities & neighborhoods using online technology

April 5, 2012

The City of Seattle is looking for up to 15 neighborhood and community projects that will receive up to $1,000 in matching funds and will also participate in workshops with experts in using social media. Apply Now! The deadline is Friday, May 18 at midnight. Our goal is to boost their capacity through a project that takes them 3 months or less to complete. This program is administered by Community Technology Program of the City of Seattle Department of Information Technology.

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Seattle Communities OnlineTagged With: Boost Grant

Look Back, Look Ahead

March 15, 2012

The City and our Community Technology staff personally feel very fortunate to be able to do our work; helping to ensure technology access and literacy for all. Our efforts to close the digital divide do more than put technology and access and skills into people’s hands. They level the playing… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Brainstorm, Community TechnologyTagged With: February 2012, lead

It Takes a Community to Bridge the Digital Divide Webinar Tues, 3/6 1 pm EST

March 2, 2012

David Keyes will be presenting in a national webinar on digital inclusion: Tuesday, March 6th ♦ 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific. This will cover the national framework, local government roles, and building partnerships. Register and more: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webinars#mar6 In FCC Chairman Genachowski’s announcement of the sweeping Connect2Compete initiative to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Digital Government, NewsTagged With: broadband, broadband adoption, City of Seattle, community technology, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, FCC, ICMA, IMLS, OCLC

Two openings on tech advisory board

January 10, 2012

Applications are being taken through Feb. 1st for two volunteer positions on City of Seattle Technology Advisory Board. The ten member Citizens’ Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB – seattle.gov/cttab) helps guide city strategies and investments in our digital future, including broadband deployment and adoption, Seattle Channel and Seattle.gov services, cable tv… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Digital Government, Director's Desk, News, Seattle Communities OnlineTagged With: advisory, broadband, Digital Divide, digital future, Seattle Channel, volunteers

Youth Create Human Rights Day Web Banners

December 15, 2011

Over 125 young people created and posted Human Rights Day web banners for the contest sponsored by Seattle Office of Civil Rights, Councilmember Mike O’Brien and the PugetSoundOff.org youth web site. The winner of the contest is Pazuzu Jindrich from Seattle Public School’s Chief Sealth International High School. The contest… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Technology, Digital Government, News, Seattle Communities OnlineTagged With: Ballard High School, broadband adoption, Chief Sealth High School, Civic Engagement, Civil Rights, Comcast, community technology, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, digital media, Education, Human Rights, Media Literacy, Metrocenter YMCA, Seattle Public Schools, West Seattle, Youth

Gig.U webinar on December 15

December 8, 2011

Communities that are interested in how the national Gig.U broadband project might benefit them are invited to register for a free webinar to be held on December 15, 2011, at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET). Sign up for “The Innovation Imperative: how your community can lead the next… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Digital Government, NewsTagged With: broadband, fiber, Gig.U

City partners with UW on fiber project

November 15, 2011

On November 14 Mayor Mike McGinn and University of Washington President Michael Young announced a partnership to solicit private proposals to provide high-speed fiber service to communities surrounding the UW campus. For the first time, Seattle will offer to lease access to its unused “dark fiber” to allow private companies… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Digital Government, NewsTagged With: broadband, fiber

CTTAB to meet on Nov. 15

November 8, 2011

The Citizens’ Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB) will meet Tuesday, November 15, 6-8 pm, at Seattle Municipal Tower, 27th floor conference room, at 700 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. The agenda includes a discussion of the proposed Apps for Seattle Contest. We’ll be talking about goals, success metrics and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Digital GovernmentTagged With: advisory group, applications, community technology

CTTAB to hear from CenturyLink and Wave cable

October 10, 2011

The Citizens Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Committee (CTTAB) will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in room 2750 of Seattle Municipal Tower. On the agenda are representatives from CenturyLink who will discuss their broadband development in Seattle and their new low cost internet program for low income customers and representatives from… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, NewsTagged With: broadband, cable, CTTAB, technology

Seattle’s Citizens’ Telecom Tech Board meets at STAR Center

September 14, 2011

Seattle’s Citizens’ Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB) met last night at the STAR Center, an adaptive computer lab for people living with disabilities.

Filed Under: Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, News

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