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| DATE | 2005-05-01 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Fw: [wwwac] Monday 2 May 2005 NYC Committee on Technology in Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Development
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I'm glad you brought this up again. Can you make this meeting?
Ruben
On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 01:40:29PM -0400, Michael L. Richardson wrote:
> To: wwwac-at-lists.wwwac.org
> Subject: [wwwac] Monday 2 May 2005 NYC Committee on Technology in
> Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Development
> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:58:57 -0400 (EDT)
>
> > what="official Committee on Technology in Government of the New York
> City Council announcement">
>
> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:53:50 -0400
> From: Bruce Lai
> Subject: Upcoming hearings by the Committee on Technology in
> Government of the New York City Council (as of 4.26.05).
>
> Hello All,
>
> 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
> Economic
> Development Corporation (EDC), the Department of Small Business
> Services
> (SBS) and the Department of Information Technology and
> Telecommunications (DoITT) commissioned a study of the
> telecommunications infrastructure of New York City and its role in
> promoting economic growth. Here are links to the press release and
> the
> report:
>
> * http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2005a/pr152-05.html
> * http://www.nycedc.com/about_us/TelecomPlanMarch2005.pdf
>
> This study contains recommendations on (1) enhancing network
> reliability (2) improving access to broadband and (3) encouraging
> innovation. The goal of the hearing is to get commentary on whether
> the
> findings of the study are accurate and, more importantly,
> comprehensive. The Committee would also like to discuss whether the
> recommendations contained in the study will lead to a
> telecommunications
> infrastructure that will make affordable broadband available to all
> New
> York City residents, nonprofit organizations and businesses in the
> near
> future. 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.
>
> Also, at the May 2 hearing , the Committee is planning to vote on
> proposed Int. No. 174-A, which mandates the DoITT "to make available
> periodic reports regarding data collected from the 311 Citizen
> Service
> Center." Below are links to the briefing papers from the last two
> hearings held on this legislation.
>
> * http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/61179.htm
> * http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/62892.htm
>
> Int. No. 174-A is in the process of being finalized and will be
> available at the hearing and after on the City Council's website.
>
> --
>
> On April 20, 2005, the Committee introduced legislation
> (http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Int%200625-2005.htm) to
> create
> a "a temporary task force to study how affordable broadband access
> can
> be made available to all New York City residents, nonprofit
> organizations and businesses."
>
> This is what the Council Member Gale Brewer, Chair of the
> Committee
> and prime sponsor of Int. No. 625, had to say about the legislation:
>
> "Ensuring the availability of affordable broadband is about more
> than providing access to essential Internet tools like job resources,
> online banking and continued job training and education," said
> Council
> Member Brewer, chair of the City Council's Technology in Government
> Committee. "It is obvious that within the next several years those
> that
> do not have access to the new generation of broadband-driven
> communications technologies, such as Internet telephony (VOIP),
> telemedicine and telecommuting will be at a distinct disadvantage.
> We
> need to ensure that the city has the infrastructure to provide our
> small
> businesses, non-profits and low-income residents with the tools they
> will need to compete and flourish." <>
>
> Below are links to some articles on the legislation:
>
> * http://www.muniwireless.com/archives/000656.html
> *
> http://www.corante.com/newyork/archives/2005/04/22/new_yorks_broadband_task_force.php
>
> The current plan is to hold a hearing on Int. No. 625 on Friday,
> June 10, 2005 at 10 AM in the Committee Room, City Hall.
>
> --
>
> On Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 1 PM, Committee Room, City Hall, 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.
>
> --
>
> Recently, for your information ...
>
> On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 1 PM in the Committee Room, City
> Hall,
> the Committee held an oversight entitled Review of the Integrated
> Human
> Services Project: Update and Future Plans. At the hearing, the
> Committee received an update on the progress of the system from the
> Mayor's Office and the Department of Information Technology and
> Telecommunications. The City is moving forward to two pilots
> projects;
> the first one slated for release at the end of 2005 and the second
> one
> for 2006. The Committee also heard testimony from representatives of
> the nonprofit sector about the necessity of the system and the
> importance of City government working with them on this project.
> Here
> is a link to the briefing
> paper:
> http://www.nyccouncil.info/issues/report_act.cfm?mtfile=T2005%2D0491.
> If anyone would like copies of testimony from this hearing, please
> contact me.
>
> Also ...
>
> The City of Philadelphia recently released its Wireless
> Philadelphia
> business plan. If you have not read it yet, below are links to it as
> well as the associated Request for Proposal to build their citywide
> wireless broadband network.
>
> *
> http://www.phila.gov/wireless/pdfs/Wireless-Phila-Business-Plan-040305-1245pm.pdf
> * http://www.phila.gov/wireless/pdfs/WP RFP 4-5-05 rev
> v4-CLEAN.pdf
>
>
>
> Here's what Council Member Brewer has to say about the City of
> Philadelphia's wireless initiative:
>
> "New York City has much to learn from the 'Wireless Philadelphia'
> initiative," Council Member Brewer said. "Our challenges are
> different
> and our process will likely yield a different solution. But,
> Philadelphia had the courage and foresight to tackle the most
> difficult
> issues surrounding telecommunications, and we must do the same. We
> must
> balance New Yorkers' right to the benefits that broadband access
> brings
> with responsible telecommunications growth and policy."
>
> *****
>
> The following is an event you may be interested in attending.
>
> Building the Broadband Economy, June 13-14, New York City
>
> "Building the Broadband Economy" is the 2005 edition of the
> Intelligent Community Forum's annual conference and awards program.
> It
> explores how cities and town are coping with the challenges of a
> globalizing world and building vibrant local economies based on
> broadband and information technology. It brings an audience of
> leaders
> from business, government and the nonprofit sector to New York City
> to
> explore what it takes to compete in the fast-emerging "broadband
> economy," how broadband is changing our communities, and who will be
> the
> winners and losers of the Digital Age. Registration includes the
> Intelligent Community Awards of 2005. Produced in association with
> the
> Institute for Technology & Enterprise at Polytechnic University. For
> more information, go to the following link:
>
> *
> http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/building_broadband.html
>
>
>
> Note: Council Member Gale Brewer will be delivering a keynote
> address at this conference.
>
> *****
>
> 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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>
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