Tag: broadband
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
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
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
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
It Takes a Community to Bridge the Digital Divide Webinar Tues, 3/6 1 pm EST
Posted: March 2nd, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, News
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 increase broadband
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Tags: broadband, broadband adoption, City of Seattle, community technology, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, FCC, ICMA, IMLS, OCLC
Two openings on tech advisory board
Posted: January 10th, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, Director's Desk, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
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 franchise agreements,
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Tags: advisory, broadband, Digital Divide, digital future, Seattle Channel, volunteers