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Commentary: Why it’s time for Texas to show support for net neutrality

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: Austin Statesman” author_id=”Publisher: Austin Statesman”][cs_text] Net neutrality is the concept that all Internet content — from videos and websites to news stories and blogs — should be equally accessible to all users. Strong net neutrality protections prevent internet service providers … Read More

Cross-Departmental Collaboration Increasingly Vital to Digital Inclusion

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: Government Technology” author_id=”Publisher: Government Technology”][cs_text] As life increasingly migrates into the digital realm, more agencies within municipal government are finding that digital inclusion — the effort to provide all residents with equal access to technology, as well as the related skills to … Read More

Community Technology & Telecommunications Commission Minutes

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”City Hall” author_id=”City Hall”][cs_text] Regular Meeting – May 13, 2015 All ATXN (Channel 6) programming is cablecast on Time Warner and Grande cable channel 6, AT&T UVerse Channel 99 and webcast online. Over 20 meetings per month, including this commission meeting, … Read More

Showcasing the Inaugural Charles Benton Next Generation Engagement Award Winners

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Next Century Cities Showcases

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: Next Century Cities” author_id=”Publisher: Next Century Cities”][cs_text] Benton Next Generation Award Winners at Broadband Communities Summit The Next Century Cities team was thrilled to showcase its Benton Next Generation Engagement Award winners at the Broadband Communities Summit in Dallas, Texas yesterday. The … Read More

Skillpoint Alliance: Annual Report 2017

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SXSW’s What is a Smart City: Technologies & Challenges

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Examining Austin’s “smart city”

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: Austin Monitor” author_id=”Publisher: Austin Monitor”][cs_text]  Austin’s reputation as one of the nation’s smartest cities went under the microscope Sunday, with policy and academic experts examining the technology, educational, housing and transportation components – and the city’s shifting needs as it grows – … Read More

Bridging the Digital Divide

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: Austin Women Magazine” author_id=”Publisher: Austin Women Magazine”][cs_text]We take an inside look at the innovative and ingenious ways in which two social entrepreneurs are continuing to bring the tech world to under-served women in Austin. The world is in the middle … Read More

LBJ at SXSW: Sherri Greenberg leads a panel on Smart Cities -Video

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Free Broadband Creates New Opportunities for Cities and Low-Income Residents

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: StateTech” author_id=”Publisher: StateTech”][cs_text]How do you make your city a leader in the 21st century ­economy? Ensure that all ­residents have a fast internet ­connection and the freedom to innovate. That’s the reasoning behind New York City’s $10 million initiative to … Read More