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| DATE | 2005-04-05 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] [rms@gnu.org: [bruce.lai@council.nyc.ny.us: Upcoming hearings by the Committee on Technology in Government of the New York City Council
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We've been watching this but so far, at least, it is more smoke than fire.
Ruben
On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 04:54:32PM -0400, Ruben Safir wrote:
>
>
> It occurs to me that a crucial issue in how this is done
> is to minimize the keeping of records on all the users.
> Maybe you would like to help in that.
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> The passage of Reso. No. 669
> (http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/64798.htm), which calls for
> the wiring of all new affordable housing in NYC for broadband, received
> a substantial amount of press in the technology world. Here are links
> to some of those stories:
>
> * http://www.corante.com/newyork/archives/2005/03/14/affordable_and_universally_accessible_broadband_is_a_right_of_all_new_yorkers.php
> * http://www.curbed.com/archives/2005/03/15/bushwick_gets_broadband.php#email
> * http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/Feb/1120406.htm
>
> In the past few weeks, we have had some very promising discussions
> with the New York City Department of Information Technology and
> Telecommunications (DoITT) on making more City-owned GIS data available
> to the general public. More details on this to come. To learn more
> about our recent GIS hearing, read the Gotham Gazette's story on the
> hearing as well as the briefing paper to the hearing.
>
> * http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/tech/20050301/19/
>
> * http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/64764.htm
>
> The following is a link to the DoITT's strategic plan for the
> calendar year of 2005. Feel free to download and read.
>
> * http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/downloads/pdf/doitt_strategy_cy2005.pdf
>
> *****
>
> The following is a list of our upcoming hearings. Please note that
> all Committee hearings are open to the general public. No RSVP is
> necessary.
>
> On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 1 PM, Committee Room, City Hall, the
> Committee will hold an oversight entitled Review of the Integrated Human
> Services Project: Update and Future Plans. The goal of the hearing is
> to get an update on the progress of the system, to hear testimony about
> the necessity of the system, and to understand the importance of City
> government working with the nonprofit sector on this project.
>
> Here is some information about the project from DoITT's strategic
> plan referenced above:
>
> * "This initiative is being co-led by DoITT and the Special Advisor
> to the Mayor on Governance and Strategic Planning. The project's
> goals include streamlining both the screening and eligibility
> determination processes for applicants seeking City services, and
> contract management functions within and across the City's
> thirteen human service agencies. By developing the capacity for
> secure communication of client, provider, and financial data among
> agencies and contractors, this effort will improve the City's
> ability to deliver cost-effective, efficient, and client-centered
> human services."
>
> On Monday, May 2, 2005 at 10 AM, 14th Floor Hearing Room, 250
> Broadway, the Committee on Technology in Government will hold a hearing
> entitled Review of the Administration's Telecommunications
> Infrastructure and Economic Development Study. Last year, the New York
> City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and DoITT commissioned a
> study of the telecommunications infrastructure of New York City and its
> role in promoting economic growth. This study will contain
> recommendations on improving New York City's telecommunications
> infrastructure in order to promote economic growth. At the hearing,
> there will be a discussion of whether the findings of the study are
> accurate and whether the recommendations contained in the study will
> improve the health of New York City businesses of all sizes, enhance the
> quality of life of all New Yorkers, as well as close the digital divide
> in New York City. Representatives of EDC and DoITT have been invited to
> testify, along with stakeholders from the private sector,
> telecommunications experts and nonprofit organizations interested in
> bridging the digital divide.
>
> On Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 1 PM, 14th Floor Hearing Room, 250
> Broadway, the Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the
> development of the New York City information technology (IT) industry.
> More details on this hearing to come.
>
> On Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 1 PM, Committee Room, City Hall, the
> Committee will hold an oversight hearing. Topic to be determined.
>
> *****
>
> The following are four events you may be interested in attending.
>
> - ---
>
> Dear Instructional Technology Leader:
>
> Announcing Tech to Go! IV
>
> A FREE Citywide Instructional Technology Conference
> Fordham University Regional Educational Technology Center
> Saturday - April 9, 2005
>
> Please consider attending - presenting - spreading the word.
>
> Conference information website and call for presentations:
>
>
> The Regional Educational Technology Center
> Tel: (718) 817-3503 - RETC-at-Fordham.edu
>
> - ---
>
> Grassroots Use of Technology Conference
> Saturday, April 16, 2005
> Tang Center, Kendall Square, MIT
>
> This is the 6th annual conference of Organizers' Collaborative
> Keynote Speaker, Micah Sifry
>
> More information about this
> event can be found at http://organizenow.net/conference05.html
>
>
> - ---
>
> BROADBAND...A REALITY
>
> How can broadband effectively enhance your business!
>
> * April 19, 2005
> * 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (Continental breakfast served at 8am sharp.)
> * Kaplan Manhattan Village Study Center, 16 Cooper Square (near
> Astor Place), New York, NY 10003
> * Price: $35.00 per person (Non-refundable)
>
> Co-hosted by ComputerUser Magazine and the New York State Forum,
> Rockefeller Institute of Government with generous support from U.S.
> Small Business Administration, NY District Office and Kaplan Test Prep
> and Admissions, Kaplan, Inc.
>
> The Chair of the Committee, Council Member Gale Brewer, will be speaking
> at this event at 9 AM.
>
> To register, go to: http://www.nysfirm.org/seminars/broadband-4-19-05/
>
> - ---
>
> The Intelligent Community Forum Conference & Awards 2005
> Building the Broadband Economy
> June 13-14, 2005
> Polytechnic University at MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York
>
> "Building the Broadband Economy" is the 2005 edition of the Intelligent
> Community Forum's annual conference and awards program taking place in
> New York City. It is produced in association with Polytechnic
> University's Institute for Technology & Enterprise, New York's premier
> research and education hub for bridging management and innovation.
>
> Conference Focus
>
> At "Building the Broadband Economy," we will once again bring together
> experts from across the globe to provide answers to vital questions:
>
> 1. What does it take to compete in the broadband economy?
> 2. How will broadband infrastructures change the communities we live
> in, the businesses that employ us, and our roles as citizens?
> 3. Who are becoming the winners and losers in the "Digital Age?"
>
> "Building the Broadband Economy" examines these questions and others,
> including:
>
> * What are the most important online applications that are driving
> demand for broadband? How are they changing the way we live and
> work, start and manage businesses, and provide government services?
> * How are the world's villages, towns and cities preparing their
> governments, businesses and citizens to prosper and grow in the
> broadband economy?
> * What can we learn from the broadband economy of the greater New
> York City region, home to the single greatest concentration of
> Internet capacity in America?
> * How are the broadband "have nots" staking their claim to a piece
> of the broadband economy, with the support of the public and
> private sectors?
>
> For more information, go to the following links:
>
> * http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/building_broadband.html
> * http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/registration.html
>
>
> *****
>
> About the New York City Council's Committee on Technology in Government
>
> The primary goals of the Committee on Technology in Government are
> (1) to expand digital equality by increasing access to broadband in
> underserved communities of New York City (2) to increase the strategic
> use of technology in government, thereby, increasing efficiency in
> government and enhancing the quality of public services, and (3) to
> promote the openness and transparency of government by making sure that
> public information is accessible to every New York City resident.
> Through its ability to hold oversight hearings over City agencies and
> introduce and hear legislation, the Committee on Technology in
> Government works to achieve its goals in partnership with the private,
> public and nonprofit sectors.
>
> More information about the Committee and the Chair of the Committee,
> Council Member Gale A. Brewer, can be found at the following link:
> http://nyccouncil.info/issues/committee.cfm?committee_id=106<sbdkey=5121
> .
> All Committee briefing papers from the current session (beginning in
> January 2004) are also available at this link.
>
> *****
>
> If you know of people who would be interested in the Committee on
> Technology in Government's activities, please feel free to forward this
> e-mail to them. If you know of anyone who would like to receive these
> e-mails, just have them e-mail me, and I will be put them on the list.
> Finally, feel free to post this information on any listserve you may
> belong to or on any website you are affiliated with.
>
> Thank you. I look forward to seeing you at one of our hearings.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Lai
>
> - --
> Bruce Lai
> Legislative Policy Analyst, Committee on Technology in Government
> New York City Council
> 250 Broadway, 14th Floor
> New York, NY 10007
> Work: 212.788.9109
> Fax: 212.788.9168
> E-mail: bruce.lai-at-council.nyc.ny.us
>
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>
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> The passage of Reso. No. 669 (> href="http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/64798.htm">http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/64798.htm),
> which calls for the wiring of all new
> affordable housing in NYC for broadband, received a substantial amount
> of press in the technology world. Here are links to some of those
> stories:
>
> - > href="http://www.corante.com/newyork/archives/2005/03/14/affordable_and_universally_accessible_broadband_is_a_right_of_all_new_yorkers.php">http://www.corante.com/newyork/archives/2005/03/14/affordable_and_universally_accessible_broadband_is_a_right_of_all_new_yorkers.php
> - > href="http://www.curbed.com/archives/2005/03/15/bushwick_gets_broadband.php#email">http://www.curbed.com/archives/2005/03/15/bushwick_gets_broadband.php#email
> - http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/Feb/1120406.htm
>
> In the past few weeks, we have had some very promising discussions
> with the New York City Department of Information Technology and
> Telecommunications (DoITT) on making more City-owned GIS data available
> to the general public. More details on this to come. To learn more
> about our recent GIS hearing, read the Gotham Gazette's story on the
> hearing as well as the briefing paper to the hearing.
>
> The following is a link to the DoITT's strategic plan
> for the calendar year of 2005. Feel free to download and read.
>
> - > href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/downloads/pdf/doitt_strategy_cy2005.pdf">http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/downloads/pdf/doitt_strategy_cy2005.pdf
>
> *****
>
> The following is a list of our upcoming hearings. Please note that
> all Committee hearings are open to the general public. No RSVP is
> necessary.
>
> On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 1 PM, Committee Room,
> City Hall, the Committee will hold an oversight
> entitled Review of the Integrated Human Services Project: Update
> and Future Plans. The goal of the hearing is to get an
> update on the progress of the system, to hear testimony about the
> necessity of the system, and to understand the
> importance of City government working with the nonprofit sector on this
> project.
>
> Here is some information about the project from DoITT's strategic
> plan
> referenced above:
>
> - "This initiative is being co-led by DoITT and the Special Advisor
> to the Mayor on Governance and Strategic Planning. The project's goals
> include streamlining both the screening and eligibility determination
> processes for applicants seeking City services, and contract management
> functions within and across the City's thirteen human service
> agencies. By developing the capacity for secure communication of
> client, provider, and financial data among agencies and contractors,
> this effort will improve the City's ability to deliver cost-effective,
> efficient, and client-centered human services."
>
> On Monday, May 2, 2005 at 10 AM, 14th Floor Hearing
> Room, 250 Broadway, the Committee on
> Technology in Government will hold a hearing entitled Review of the
> Administration’s Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic
> Development Study.
> Last year, the New York City Economic Development
> Corporation (EDC) and DoITT commissioned a study of the
> telecommunications infrastructure of New York City and its role in
> promoting economic growth. This study will contain recommendations on
> improving New York City's telecommunications infrastructure in order to
> promote economic growth. At the hearing, there will be a discussion of
> whether the findings
> of the study are accurate and whether
> the recommendations contained in the study will improve the health of
> New York City businesses of all sizes, enhance the quality
> of life of all New Yorkers, as well as close the digital divide in
> New York City. Representatives of EDC and DoITT have been invited to
> testify, along with stakeholders from the private sector,
> telecommunications experts and nonprofit organizations interested in
> bridging the digital divide.
>
> On Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 1 PM, 14th Floor Hearing Room,
> 250 Broadway, the Committee will
> hold an oversight hearing on the development of the New York City
> information technology (IT) industry. More details on this hearing
> to come.
>
> On Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 1 PM, Committee Room, City
> Hall,
> the Committee will hold an oversight hearing. Topic to be
> determined.
>
> *****
>
> The following are four events you may be interested in attending.
>
> - ---
>
> Dear Instructional Technology Leader:
>
> Announcing Tech to Go! IV
>
> A FREE Citywide Instructional Technology Conference
> Fordham University Regional Educational Technology Center
> Saturday - April 9, 2005
>
> Please consider attending - presenting - spreading the word.
>
> Conference information website and call for presentations: <> href="http://www.retc.fordham.edu/OUTREACH/T2GINDEX1.html">http://www.retc.fordham.edu/OUTREACH/T2GINDEX1.html>
>
> The Regional Educational Technology Center
> Tel: (718) 817-3503 - RETC-at-Fordham.edu
>
> - ---
>
> Grassroots Use of Technology Conference
> Saturday, April 16, 2005
> Tang Center, Kendall Square, MIT
>
> This is the 6th annual conference of Organizers' Collaborative
> Keynote Speaker, Micah Sifry
>
> More
> information about this event can be found at > href="http://www.uwnyc.org/technews/events.html">http://organizenow.net/conference05.html
>
> - ---
>
> BROADBAND...A REALITY
>
> How can broadband effectively enhance your business!
>
> * April 19, 2005
> * 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (Continental breakfast served at 8am sharp.)
> * Kaplan Manhattan Village Study Center, 16 Cooper Square (near
> Astor Place), New York, NY 10003
> * Price: $35.00 per person (Non-refundable)
>
> Co-hosted by ComputerUser Magazine and the New York State Forum,
> Rockefeller Institute of Government with generous support from U.S.
> Small Business Administration, NY District Office and Kaplan Test Prep
> and Admissions, Kaplan, Inc.
>
> The Chair of the Committee, Council Member Gale Brewer, will be
> speaking at this event at 9 AM.
>
> To register, go to: > href="http://www.nysfirm.org/seminars/broadband-4-19-05/">http://www.nysfirm.org/seminars/broadband-4-19-05/
>
> - ---
>
> The Intelligent Community Forum Conference & Awards 2005
> Building the Broadband Economy
> June 13-14, 2005
> Polytechnic University at MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York
>
> "Building the Broadband Economy" is the 2005 edition of the Intelligent
> Community Forum’s annual conference and awards program taking place in
> New York City. It is produced in association with Polytechnic
> University’s Institute for Technology & Enterprise, New York’s
> premier research and education hub for bridging management and
> innovation.
>
> Conference Focus
>
> At "Building the Broadband Economy," we will once again bring together
> experts from across the globe to provide answers to vital questions:
>
> - What does it take to compete in the broadband economy?
> - How will broadband infrastructures change the communities we live
> in, the businesses that employ us, and our roles as citizens?
> - Who are becoming the winners and losers in the "Digital Age?"
>
> "Building the Broadband Economy" examines these questions and others,
> including:
>
> - What are the most important online applications that are driving
> demand for broadband? How are they changing the way we live and work,
> start and manage businesses, and provide government services?
> - How are the world’s villages, towns and cities preparing their
> governments, businesses and citizens to prosper and grow in the
> broadband economy?
> - What can we learn from the broadband economy of the greater New
> York City region, home to the single greatest concentration of Internet
> capacity in America?
> - How are the broadband "have nots" staking their claim to a piece
> of the broadband economy, with the support of the public and private
> sectors?
>
> For more information, go to the following links:
>
> - > href="http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/building_broadband.html"
> eudora="autourl">http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/building_broadband.html
> - > href="http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/registration.html"
> eudora="autourl">http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/registration.html
>
>
> *****
>
> About the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology
> in Government
>
> The primary goals of the Committee on Technology in Government are
> (1)
> to
> expand digital equality by increasing access to broadband in
> underserved
> communities of New York City (2) to increase the strategic use of
> technology
> in government, thereby, increasing efficiency in government and
> enhancing the
> quality of public services, and (3) to promote the openness and
> transparency of
> government by making sure that public information is accessible to
> every New
> York City resident. Through its ability to hold oversight hearings
> over
> City agencies and introduce and hear legislation, the Committee on
> Technology
> in Government works to achieve its goals in partnership with the
> private, public
> and nonprofit sectors.
>
> More information about the Committee and the
> Chair
> of the Committee, Council Member Gale A. Brewer, can be found at the
> following
> link: > href="http://nyccouncil.info/issues/committee.cfm?committee_id=106<sbdkey=5121">http://nyccouncil.info/issues/committee.cfm?committee_id=106<sbdkey=5121.
> All Committee briefing papers from the current session (beginning in
> January 2004) are also available at this link.
>
> *****
>
> If you know of people who would be interested in the Committee on
> Technology in Government’s activities, please feel free to forward
> this e-mail to them. If you know of anyone who would like to receive
> these
> e-mails, just have them e-mail me, and I will be put them on the list.
> Finally, feel free to post this information on any listserve you may
> belong
> to or on any website you are affiliated with.
>
> Thank you. I look forward to seeing you at one of our hearings.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Lai
> --
> Bruce Lai
> Legislative Policy Analyst, Committee on Technology in Government
> New York City Council
> 250 Broadway, 14th Floor
> New York, NY 10007
> Work: 212.788.9109
> Fax: 212.788.9168
> E-mail: > href="mailto:bruce.lai-at-council.nyc.ny.us">bruce.lai-at-council.nyc.ny.us
>
>
>
>
> --
> __________________________
> Brooklyn Linux Solutions
>
> So many immigrant groups have swept through our town
> that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological
> proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
>
> DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
> http://fairuse.nylxs.com
>
> http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
> http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients
> http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
> http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net
> http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....
>
> ____________________________
> NYLXS: New Yorker Free Software Users Scene
> Fair Use -
> because it's either fair use or useless....
> NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
--
__________________________
Brooklyn Linux Solutions
So many immigrant groups have swept through our town
that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological
proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
http://fairuse.nylxs.com
http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....
____________________________
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Fair Use -
because it's either fair use or useless....
NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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