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| DATE | 2006-05-12 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: E-Update for the Committee on Technology in Government of
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> From: Bruce Lai
> Subject: E-Update for the Committee on Technology in Government of New
> York City Council (May 12, 2006).
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 10:59:52 -0400
>
> Hello All,
>
> I just wanted to remind everyone of our upcoming hearing on
> wireless Internet access in New York City parks on Monday, May 15 at 1
> PM in the Committee Room, City Hall. Apologies for the lateness of
> this reminder. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Baker
> (jeffrey.baker-at-council.nyc.ny.us / 212-788-9193), Counsel to the
> Committee on Technology in Government, or Colleen Pagter
> (colleen.pagter-at-council.nyc.ny.us), Policy Analyst to the Committee on
> Technology in Government.
>
> On Monday, May 15, 1:00 to 4:00 PM in the Committee Room, City
> Hall, the Committee on Technology in Government, chaired by Council
> Member Gale Brewer, will be holding a joint oversight hearing with the
> Committee on Parks, chaired by Council Member Helen Foster of the
> Bronx, on the topic of wireless Internet access in New York City
> parks. The Parks Department, the Central Park Conservancy and several
> private technology providers are expected to testify.
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 1:00 to 2:00 PM, the Council Chambers, City
> Hall, the Committee on Land Use and the Committee on Technology in
> Government will hold the Executive Budget Hearing with the Department
> of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
>
> As always, the public is welcome. No RSVP is necessary.
>
> *****
>
> The following are some events that might interest you:
>
> --
>
> Personal Democracy Forum 2006 Conference
>
> http://www.personaldemocracy.com/conference/2006
>
> The third annual Personal Democracy Forum will take place Monday,
> May 15, 2006 and will feature leaders from all segments of the
> political, business, technology and blogosphere arenas. This is where
> the latest cutting-edge developments in political technology hits the
> ground.
>
> If you want to learn how to optimize the use of technology in your
> campaigns, how to master the new media system of blogs, podcasting,
> mobile phones and online video; and how to raise money, move messages
> and impact voting more effectively, PDF 2006 is the place to be.
>
> We're excited to announce that Eliot Spitzer, New York's Attorney
> General, will be keynoting.
>
> Weÿll be focusing on four emerging trends this year:
> * The maturing of blogs as powerbrokers and media-makers.
> * Promising new experiments in tuning social networking tools
> for political communities.
> * New tools for political communication, including podcasting,
> videoblogging, mobile phones and word-of-mouth.
> * Why increasing traffic to your own website is not enough;
> taking advantage of the Internet as a platform.
> Weÿll also feature an intensive set of workshops where you can
> learn from a cross-spectrum of expert practitioners how to optimize
> your online list-building and fundraising, how to best spend scarce
> online advertising dollars, how to make bloggers your allies, and what
> kinds of tools campaigns need and want. For details on the conference
> program, go here.
>
> --
>
> Council Member Gale Brewer will be speaking at the following
> event.
>
> The South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO)
> would like to take this opportunity to invite you to a ribbon cutting
> ceremony Thursday May 25, 2006 at 12:00 pm in the HUB commercial area
> of the South Bronx. At this time we would ask you to help us
> inaugurate SoBRO and Urban Communication Transport Corp.ÿs official
> launch of its first, of what we plan to be many Wi-Fi ´Hot Spots,¡
> throughout the Borough of the Bronx. This initial Hot Spot will
> broadcast from the roof top of our corporate headquarters located at
> 555 Bergen Avenue.
>
> Through this initiative, SoBRO and its partner Urban
> Communications Transport Corp. , a New York City broadband Internet
> service provider located in the South Bronx and dedicated to serving
> all communities of color, will make available free internet access for
> South Bronx residents throughout a four square block area in the heart
> of the new ´Downtown Bronx¡. This partnership between a non-profit
> economic development corporation and a for profit ISP corporation
> affirms that broadband internet access is a critical necessity for all
> families, particularly low-income households that need the same access
> to information and leading edge technology as every American family.
> During the ceremony, we will be broadcasting a live feed of the
> activities through the internet.
> --
>
> Building the Broadband Economy 2006
> June 8-9, 2006 - New York City
>
> The 2006 edition of the Intelligent Community Forum's Building the
> Broadband Economy conference will take place on Thursday-Friday, June
> 8-9, 2006 in New York City.
>
> Keynote speakers will include Jerry MacArthur Hultin, president of
> Polytechnic University and former undersecretary of the US Navy, and
> William Eggers, Global Director, Deloitte Research - Public Sector and
> author of Government 2.0.
>
> The conference will also feature one-on-one discussions with the
> Top Seven Intelligent Communities, announced by ICF in January 2006.
>
> Produced in association with Polytechnic University, Building the
> Broadband Economy is a meeting place and "idea exchange" for
> government officials from around the world and their private-sector
> partners in telecom, IT, consulting, finance and real estate. All are
> drawn to the conference by the shared challenge facing communities
> today: to ´adapt or die¡ in the broadband economy of the 21st Century.
>
> The ICF conference provides attendees with an international
> perspective, fosters innovation and helps break down the barriers to
> cooperation between the public and private sectors. It also attracts
> sponsorship from leading technology and communications providers
> including Intel, Microsoft, Deloitte, Alcatel, Verizon and Intelsat.
>
> Contributing organizations in 2006 include The Innovation Groups,
> National Association of Workforce Boards, Pacific Telecommunications
> Council and World Teleport Association.
>
> To learn more, visit http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/.
>
> *****
>
> The following is a resource that might interest you:
>
> Tech News: Enhancing Human Services Through Technology, a free
> online newsletter designed specifically for the nonprofit community,
> offers valuable and up-to-date information on technology issues facing
> the nonprofit sector (http://www.uwnyc.org/technews). Published by
> United Way of New York City every month and supported by IBM, Tech
> News conveys how technology can best enhance the management and
> delivery of client focused services, assists organizations with
> technology questions, and provides agencies with concrete answers to
> connect and exchange information about technology needs and interests.
> Tech News provides subscribers the opportunity to learn more about
> upcoming technology events, search the Link Library, view an online
> compilation of direct links to technology resources for nonprofits,
> and conduct additional research by browsing past articles of Tech
> News. Visit Tech News at http://www.uwnyc.org/technews.
>
> *****
>
> Below is a link to a policy article that the Council Member and I
> wrote re: the role of municipal government in promoting universal
> affordable access to broadband in New York City. Some of the
> recommendations are obsolete at this point (such as the passage of
> Int. No 625 as this was passed and signed in December 2005), but the
> basic argument remains the same. If you want the PDF version, please
> e-mail me, and I will send it to you.
> * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_uoikey=B6V80-4HYMW49-1&_origin=SDEMFRHTML&_version=1&md5=c29f5c05ecb25f874ac04d1ae7bc8289
> *****
>
> Here is an article that might interest you re: our office's new
> one laptop, one student initiative on the West Side of Manhattan.
> Contact Tyler Smith (tyler.smith-at-council.nyc.ny.us / 212.788.6975) for
> more information.
> * http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/62561.htm
> *****
>
> 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 >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. 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.
>
> If you do not want to receive these e-mails anymore, please
> e-mail me, and I will take you off the list immediately.
>
> Thank you. I look forward to seeing you at one of Committee's
> hearings.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Lai
> --
> Bruce Lai
> Chief of Staff
> Office of Council Member Gale A. Brewer
> New York City Council
> 250 Broadway, 17th Floor
> New York, NY 10007
> E-mail: bruce.lai-at-council.nyc.ny.us
> --
> PLEASE NOTE THE NEW PHONE NUMBERS
> --
> City Hall: 212.788.6975
> Cell: 347.563.1295
> Secondary Cell: 917.407.1600
> Blackberry: bruce.lai-at-council.nyc.gov
> --
> District Office: 212.873.0282
> Fax: 212.513.7717
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