[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: American Town” author_id=”Publisher: American Town”][cs_text] Giving Tuesday is an annual Global Giving Event that occurs on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This season Community Tech Network (CTN) gave thanks by bringing new devices and basic digital skills training to an underserved … Read More
Digital Inclusion Program Helps Older And Low-Income Austinites Catch Up With Technology
[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: KUT Austin’s NPR Station” author_id=”Publisher: KUT Austin’s NPR Station”][cs_text] Until recently, Jan Morgan was buying one flip phone after the next. Now, she’s an ambassador for the city’s Digital Inclusion program and is teaching others how to use smartphones and … Read More
Comcast offers low-cost internet program to veterans
[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: SMARTCITIESDIVE” author_id=”Publisher: SMARTCITIESDIVE”][cs_text] Dive Brief: Comcast has expanded its Internet Essentials broadband adoption program to the more than 1 million low-income veterans who live in its service area, the company announced Monday. The Internet Essentials program is in its seventh year of … Read More
The digital divide is more than an infrastructure problem
[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: SMARTCITIESDIVE” author_id=”Publisher: SMARTCITIESDIVE”][cs_text] Broadband access problems aren’t limited to rural areas. In cities, the digital divide is a barrier to urban revitalization and the full realization of a “smart city” vision. Since former President Barack Obama pledged in his 2011 … Read More
Making a Difference – Austin Pathways and Capstone Title
[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: CBS Austin” author_id=”Publisher: CBS Austin”][cs_text] Making a Difference AUSTIN, Tx — Going back to school can be tough when you’re trying to pay the bills and raise kids. CBS Austin’s Allison Miller shows us how Austin Pathways and Capstone Title … Read More
Community Impact Report 2017
[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=”Google Fiber” author_id=”Housing Authority of the City of Austin”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-left”] Each year, we at Google Fiber are humbled by the groundbreaking work of our community partners across the country. These partners roll up their sleeves, undaunted by challenges, and improve their … Read More
Net Inclusion Seminar 2018
[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=”Published: SCHED” author_id=”Published: SCHED”][cs_text] Catherine Crago Housing Authority of the City of Austin Head of Strategic Initiatives & Resource Development Austin, Texas Let’s talk about public-private partnerships, sustainability, metrics, smart cities and funding! Eager to hear about your most successful digital … Read More
Device Webinar 2017-2018
[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=”Publish: Dave Sevick, Computer ReachCatherine Crago, Housing Authority of the City of Austin & Austin PathwaysPaulina Sanchez, human-I-T” author_id=”Publisher:Dave Sevick, Computer ReachCatherine Crago, Housing Authority of the City of Austin & Austin PathwaysPaulina Sanchez, human-I-T”][cs_text] MISSION: Make technology available to people … Read More
CityView
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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
Showcasing the Inaugural Charles Benton Next Generation Engagement Award Winners
[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: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society” author_id=”Publisher: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society”][cs_text]Local governments are leading the way to implement innovative, forward-looking civic technology programs that narrow the digital divide and make cities more livable. But for all the impressive … Read More
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
[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 Tech Alliance” author_id=”Publisher: Austin Tech Alliance”][cs_text] Early Sunday morning, a packed audience filled 3TEN Austin City Limits Live for a panel discussion on “What is a Smart City: Technologies & Challenges.” Writing for the Austin Monitor, Chad Swiatecki already did … Read More