Tag: community technology
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 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
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
Youth Create Human Rights Day Web Banners
Posted: December 15th, 2011 - Community Technology, E-Government, News, Seattle Communities Online
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 on PugetSoundOff.org
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Tags: 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
CTTAB to meet on Nov. 15
Posted: November 8th, 2011 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government
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 community participation.
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Tags: advisory group, applications, community technology
Luversa & the Intel Clever Kids
Posted: June 25th, 2011 - Community Technology
There are some amazing clever kids in Tacoma, Washington. Yeah, you’re right - there are great kids everywhere. But that’s part of what makes the Tacoma youth so amazing...and today there is more. These young people are techie survivors on their way to being thrivers. Right now, they’re in the process of
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Tags: Allen Renaissance, Clever Kids, community technology, digital inclusion, Intel Computer Clubhouse, Luversa Sullivan, RecTech, Yesler
Mobile Computer Training for Refugees from Burma
Posted: February 2nd, 2011 - Community Technology, News
Starting in Jan, 2011, the Coalition of Refugees from Burma’s Mobile Computer Literacy Training team began delivering computer literacy training to newly arrived refugees from Burma in languages understood by refugees. The CRB provides weekly computer literacy training. Three hour long computer literacy classes are held in Tukwila on Saturdays and Seattle
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Tags: community technology