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The City of Seattle, with key support from Seattle Information Technology, recently launched “Performance Seattle,” a new centralized dashboard designed to give residents and city employees more insights into how the city is performing across seven key priority areas including basic city services, homelessness response, affordability and livability, and environment and climate change.
The data dashboards also provide an in-depth look at city performance data through a variety of data visualizations, including maps, charts, graphs, and infographics. While the information existed throughout the City in different places, Performance Seattle represents the first time the information has been brought together in one place. Performance Seattle was inspired by similar offerings in cities around the country, including Tacoma, Wash., Portland, Ore., and Boston. Read more on Mayor Jenny Durkan’s blog.
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 Get up to $25,000 in funding for community-led projects that increase digital literacy. Apply to the Technology Matching Fund by Jan. 13.
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Cyber safety first for last-minute holiday shoppers. Here's some safety tips from the National Cyber Security Alliance.
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Immersive tech experiences make great holiday gifts
Totally 80s Rewind exhibit at Living Computers Museum + Labs.
Tech gadgets top many holiday giving lists. But the perfect gift isn’t always something you can wrap. This holiday season consider giving an experience. There are plenty of immersive and interactive tech-themed experiences in Seattle. Here are a few opportunities to geek out this holiday season.
- Just in time for the holidays, Living Computers Museum + Labs is offering two tickets for $20. Exhibits include “Totally 80s Rewind” and “Internet of Things.”
- Pacific Science Center is offering virtual reality experiences which incorporate art, technology and storytelling.
- Discover the creativity and ingenuity of Puget Sound’s residents in the Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History and Industry. Admission is free, Jan. 2, the first Thursday of the month.
Local programs connect residents, nonprofits with low-cost computers
Did you know low-cost refurbished computers are available to qualifying individuals and nonprofit organizations in need of technology? InterConnection offers computers from $109. This local nonprofit has been working to reduce electronic waste and increase access to technology since 1999. Customers of Internet Essentials (from Comcast) can purchase a laptop or desktop computer at a discounted price of $149.99 directly from Comcast. Learn more about these programs on our website.
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