On November 3, Mayor Tim Burgess joined more than 200 mayors and county leaders across the country in signing a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai expressing their concern about the FCC’s lack of transparency and the inadequate level of local government representation on the Broadband Deployment… [ Keep reading ]
When thousands of medical volunteers came together to provide free medical, dental, and vision care to the community, Seattle IT provided the technology and digital capabilities for the King County Health Clinic. Seattle IT’s Eric Bell and his team planned for months to build an Internet network for the event…. [ Keep reading ]
Do you want to work together to push forward shared interests in cultivating a more digital literate Seattle for K-12 students, young adults, adults, and senior citizens? Come join us Nov 13, 15, or 17 to share your work and ideas for collaborating to improve digital skills for the community you… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle’s City for All hackathon was one of 88 projects nationwide to receive a Challenge Grant from the AARP. Through this grant, the AARP furnished $10,000 in cash prizes to three winners from the hackathon, through partner organization Sound Generations. The hackathon, held in the Bertha Knight… [ Keep reading ]
Today, the Seattle Information Technology department released the following statement regarding city emails that were inadvertently released through the public disclosure process: On September 1, 2017 the City of Seattle discovered that portions of certain emails were inadvertently released to a single individual in response to a public disclosure request… [ Keep reading ]
The City for All hackathon was a big civic hit over the weekend. Nine teams competed for recognition and prizes at City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes room. The theme of the hackathon was to find solutions for the challenges of aging and accessibility. The winner for Best Overall Innovation was… [ Keep reading ]
In preparation for the City for All hackathon where data scientists will look at long-term solutions to answering the question, “how can the City contribute to health, longevity, and a vibrant life?” – four City departments – Human Services Department, Parks, Office of Housing and Seattle IT – have released new open datasets. Together… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle IT Chief Technology Officer Michael Mattmiller joined leaders from three other major cities to fight for #NetNeutrality. The four leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. earlier this month to discuss concern over the federal government’s handling of a trio of issues including Internet privacy, local authority of public assets, and a… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Channel was named among the best municipal television stations in the nation when it received the prestigious Excellence in Government Programming award last night from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), which held its annual national conference in Seattle this week. Additionally, the city-operated TV station… [ Keep reading ]
