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The City of Seattle is looking for volunteers to join the Community Technology Advisory Board (CTAB). The ten-member board and its committees help guide city strategies and investments in information and communications technology.
CTAB members advise Seattle’s Information Technology department, the Mayor, and City Council on a range of issues, including broadband, digital equity, mobile and web-based city services, privacy and surveillance, community engagement, small cell/5G deployment, and access to technology for students, families, and underserved residents.
Applications are being accepted through 5 p.m. on November 14, 2020. Apply online at https://seattle.granicus.com/boards/forms/34/apply from the City of Seattle Boards and Commissions homepage.
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“Our imagination,” concluded Burton, “is a trigger for manifestation.”
In a recent interview, Levar Burton spoke about the power of imagination. “There was some kid who grew up watching Star Trek like I did, and that kid saw all those scenes of Kirk reaching to his hip and pulling out his communicator. That kid became a scientist, maybe an engineer, and designed a product that is more prevalent on the planet than the toaster.”
I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot as Digital Inclusion Week approaches. Today is the first day of Digital Inclusion Week, an annual week of awareness, recognition, and celebration of digital equity and inclusion in our communities. I invite you to join me in imagining a world in which digital equity is more than an aspiration, it is a reality achieved through inclusion. Over the next few days, the Seattle Information Department will be sharing different ways the City of Seattle is working in the digital equity field.
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Online resources for Seattle residents
As part of National Digital Inclusion Week, running October 3-7, the City of Seattle is a participating agency helping to spread awareness, recognition, and celebration of digital inclusion and access. The City of Seattle has been supporting digital equity work since 1997. Over the years, as technology has evolved, so has the way we serve residents.
The creation of the Digital Equity team supports this work and our mission that all residents have access to reliable and affordable high-speed internet service and have the skills needed to seek education, jobs, housing, and medical care. The team’s vision is a city where technology’s opportunities equitably empower all residents and communities – especially those who are historically underserved or underrepresented.
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