Revitalizing small businesses through bridging the digital divide Seattle IT celebrates Friends of Little Saigon (FLS), a community non-profit working to preserve and enhance Little Saigon’s cultural, economic, and historic vitality. During 2024, FLS worked with small businesses across Little Saigon to provide digital skills training and help expand small… [ Keep reading ]
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the City of Seattle’s Privacy Program, a pioneering initiative launched in 2014 in response to growing public concerns about data privacy-impacting technologies. Over the past decade, the program has made significant strides in safeguarding personal information and building public trust. Over this time,… [ Keep reading ]
March is here, and with it comes Women’s History Month—a time to celebrate the countless contributions women have made across industries, cultures, and communities. This month, we’d like to shine a light on an inspiring and important group that is helping shape the future every day: women in technology. From… [ Keep reading ]
Latinx Youth Music & Technology Outreach Seattle IT celebrates Orquesta Northwest, a 2023 TMF grant winner, working to enhance community life by providing diverse and inclusive classical music programs, events, and performances featuring Latino arts and culture. Orquesta NW used its TMF grant to strengthen music education using technology. The… [ Keep reading ]
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Seattle named a national leader in closing the digital divide for 7th time The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) named the City of Seattle a 2024 Digital Inclusion Visionary Trailblazer. Visionary Trailblazers are communities that have deeply integrated digital inclusion throughout their government and are leading the way in digital… [ Keep reading ]
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The City of Seattle was awarded a third-place finish for a city with a population over 500,000 in the 24th Digital Cities Survey. The Digital Cities Awards are the premier achievement in local government. They involve a formidable, fact-based application process and have been awarded to cities in five population categories… [ Keep reading ]
New resources are available The City of Seattle’s annual digital equity grant application process is now open. It is accepting applications from non-profits that aim to close the digital divide and increase digital literacy in our community. Tomorrow, November 13, is the preliminary deadline to get your application in for… [ Keep reading ]
On October 21, Seattle IT’s Digital Equity Program joined ranks with the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Affairs’ Ready to Work program to provide technology assistance, device support, and English language resources for refugee and immigrant job seekers in Seattle. The event was held in Seattle’s City Hall. Historically, immigrant,… [ Keep reading ]
