Posts for 'E-Government'
MESA Students join Hack for Change – Seattle
Posted: May 17th, 2013 - Director's Desk, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
We’re thrilled that more than 40 students, MESA Advisors and parents from the MESA Washington program will join Hack for Change – Seattle on Saturday, June 1. MESA students are developing an application to address the problem of managing students’ assignments and projects. The students’ application is called “MESA Solutions for Learning”
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Thanks to 2,931 Seattle residents!
Posted: April 24th, 2013 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Director's Desk, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
A big THANK YOU to more than 2,900 residents who completed our residential technology survey! Over the past few months, 803 people completed our random phone survey and 2,128 people took the survey online. Thank you for caring about Seattle's technological future and taking the time to tell us how we can communicate more effectively throughout the city. Your survey
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Tags: broadband, broadband adoption, community technology, Digital Divide, digital inclusion
Seattle survey: What’s your view on the Internet, cable tv, and city communications?
Posted: April 5th, 2013 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
The City of Seattle wants to hear from residents about their use of technology, preferences in receiving information from the City and how they engage with their local government and community. Take the survey in English or Spanish at seattle.gov/tech/indicator2013.htm before April 19. (Encuesta de Televisor, Computadora e Internet e comunicación con
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Tags: broadband, broadband adoption, cable television, Civic Engagement, community technology, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, Seattle Channel, social media
Volunteers sought for City of Seattle Technology Advisory Board
Posted: January 9th, 2013 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Director's Desk, E-Government, Information Security, News, Seattle Communities Online
The City of Seattle is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our tech advisory board. Applications are being taken through January 18th, 2013. The Board and committees help guide city strategies and investments in our digital future. The ten member Citizens’ Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB - seattle.gov/cttab) advises the City on
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Tags: broadband, broadband adoption, community technology, digital inclusion, technology, telecommunications, volunteer
City & Community host Get Online Week Dec 3-8
Posted: December 3rd, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Director's Desk, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
Learn more about what families can do on the Internet and where to go for training. This week, December 3rd-8th, twenty community and cultural centers in Seattle are hosting open houses, individual assistance, and workshops at computer learning centers. See the Get Online Week list of sites and activities or contact Vicky
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Tags: broadband, community technology, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, neighborhoods
Watch the Seattle Channel’s elections coverage and remember to vote by Tuesday, November 6
Posted: October 23rd, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News
This is the first Presidential Election that King County has voted all by mail. Voters are reminded to turn ballots into ballot drop boxes before 8 pm on November 6 or make sure the ballot is postmarked November 6 or earlier. If you’re a new voter and you haven’t registered yet, it’s
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Tags: Community, election, news, online tools, Seattle Channel, vote
Evergreen Apps Challenge winners announced
Posted: October 3rd, 2012 - Brainstorm, Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
Over $75,000 in prizes was awarded in the Evergreen Apps Challenge on October 1 at Seattle City Hall. See the list of winners and try out their apps at http://www.evergreenapps.org/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-evergreen-apps-challenge/ Entries were reviewed by a panel of expert judges, including Francis Benjamin, of Washington State University; Adam Gentz, of BizXchange; Mónica Guzmán,
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Tags: apps, communications, Community, community technology, online tools, open data, social media, social networking, TMF success stories
Evergreen Apps Challenge to award $75,000 in prizes at Oct 1 event
Posted: September 26th, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
Winners of the Evergreen Apps Challenge will be named on October 1, 2012, at Seattle City Hall. Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Executive Dow Constantine will kick off the event with $75,000 in prizes awarded for the best new civic apps, including two people’s choice awards. The people’s choice awards will
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Tags: apps, broadband, Community, news, open data, social media
600 Seattle area youth join Adobe Youth Voices worldwide
Posted: September 12th, 2012 - Brainstorm, Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
The City of Seattle Department of Information Technology has partnered with the Adobe Foundation and Reel Grrls to greatly expand the Adobe Youth Voices program in the Seattle area. Seattle is home to Adobe’s Fremont campus, which employs about 500 people. This school year, over 600 youth at 20 schools and community
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Tags: Adobe, broadband adoption, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, digital media, literac, Reel Grrls, Seattle Public Schools
$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