Posts for 'Community Technology'
$75,000 in prizes for best apps – deadline Sept 6
Posted: August 30th, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News
The State of Washington, King County, and the City of Seattle are alerting local applications developers that the deadline for submitting apps to the Evergreen Apps Challenge is only one week away. Eligible entries should be submitted before 5 pm PST on Thursday, Sept 6. The Challenge is open to people who
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Tags: Community, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, neighborhoods, news, open data
What do you want to ask Mayor McGinn?
Posted: August 21st, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, Seattle Communities Online
Wednesday, August 22, at 7 p.m. is Ask The Mayor on the Seattle Channel. Got a burning question? Here’s how to get your question to Mayor McGinn: Call 206-684-8821 during the live show from 7-8 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 22. Email: askthemayor@seattle.gov Submit a question online: seattlechannel.org/AskTheMayor Twitter: @SeattleChannel Facebook: facebook.com/SeattleChannel
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Tags: Community, community groups, Digital Divide, neighborhoods, news
Geeks on a Ferry – August 14
Posted: August 10th, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News
Application developers, entrepreneurs, designers and students who are interested the Evergreen Apps Challenge and government data are invited to take a ferry ride from Seattle to Bremerton and work on their entries. Geeks on a Ferry will take place August 14 from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. aboard a Washington State Ferry
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Tags: apps, broadband, news, open data, social networking
Evergreen Apps Challenge announces statewide events
Posted: August 1st, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
Seattle, King County and Washington State are teaming up to offer more than $75,000 in prize money for development of apps that use government data and stimulate economic development throughout the state. State support comes from the Washington State Broadband Office which is a program of the state Department of Commerce. The
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Tags: apps, broadband, developers, open data, startup
15 Organizations Receive 2012 Boost grants
Posted: July 10th, 2012 - Brainstorm, Community Technology, News
The Department of Information Technology has awarded the 2012 Communities Online Boost Grant to 15 Seattle organizations. Funds of up to $1000 per organization were used to help enhance the use of online tools for community building and civic engagement. Congratulations to the following organizations awarded Boost Grants for 2012: 206 Zulu
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Tags: Boost Grant, Community, digital inclusion, grants, news
Getting Seniors Online – Tues 5/22,Live online from D.C.
Posted: May 20th, 2012 - Brainstorm, Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News
Getting Seniors Online: May 22nd, 9 – 5 EDT (6 - 2 Pacific time) Join via http://www.connectedliving.com/live The Benton Foundation and Connected Living will provide a live stream of Getting Seniors Online, a daylong exploration of the challenges and approaches to connecting the elderly in low-income communities to the benefits of 21st
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Win Microsoft Goodies for Participating in Youth Questionnaire on Technology & Civic Engagement
Posted: May 10th, 2012 - Brainstorm, Community Technology, News
The City of Seattle, Metrocenter YMCA and FUSE Labs Microsoft Research, are working together to get a better understanding of how people between the ages of 14 and 25 use technology for community or political activities with the goal of improving local community web sites such as Puget SoundOff. This questionnaire is
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Tags: FUSE Labs, Metrocenter YMCA, Puget SoundOff
Startup Weekend Gov a success
Posted: May 4th, 2012 - Community Technology, E-Government, News
Over the April 26-28 weekend, some 120 developers, entrepreneurs and mentors from the public and private sectors participated in the first-ever Startup Weekend Government. They worked for 54 hours nearly non-stop at City Hall to create apps that use open data from Seattle, King County and Washington State. Sol Villareal wrote a great
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Tags: apps, online tools, open data
Comments to FCC support digital literacy and broadband
Posted: May 4th, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News
This week the City of Seattle and the Washington State Council on Digital Inclusion submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on proposed changes in rules that would expand telephone support programs to include broadband deployment and adoption. Comments support the FCC’s desire to use savings from the Lifeline Program/Universal Services
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Tags: broadband, Digital Divide, news
Startup Weekend Gov at City Hall April 27-29
Posted: April 24th, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
The first Startup Weekend aimed at connecting local application developers, entrepreneurs and community members with online government data will take place on April 27, 28 and 29, in Seattle City Hall. “We’re asking the technology and start-up communities to help us find new ways to use government data. Startup Weekend Gov is
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Tags: app, apps, developers, open data, social media, startup