Tag: Digital Divide
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
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
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
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
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
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