Archive for 'Technology'
Firing up fiber broadband in Seattle
Seattle’s residents and businesses need good infrastructure to remain competitive in the global economy. Here in the 21st century, that includes digital infrastructure. Just as canals, roads and rails help move people and goods, fiber optic broadband internet is important for companies moving what some call “digital freight” – enabling Seattle’s innovative[More]
Posted: May 14th, 2012 under Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Technology.
Touring the Lighting Design Lab
Recently we had the pleasure of a visit to Seattle by Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and a top environment advisor to President Obama. We took the opportunity to show off some of the innovative work Seattle is doing with energy efficiency technologies and infrastructure. Together[More]
Posted: May 4th, 2012 under Sustainability, Technology.
New B&O Tax Deduction for Life Science Research
In my State of the City speech in February I promised to work with the life science community to eliminate a tax on their research. The City of Seattle collects a business and occupation tax on research grants from the National Institutes of Health or any federal funds received in support of[More]
Posted: May 1st, 2012 under Budget, Community Engagement, Health, Human services, Jobs, Technology.
No talk, all action: launch a startup in 54 hours
This weekend the City of Seattle, King County, and Washington State hosted Startup Weekend GOV here at City Hall, the first Startup Weekend event in the world to focus on using government datasets to build new startups. During his opening remarks Friday night, Mayor McGinn also announced the Evergreen Apps Challenge, a[More]
Posted: April 30th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Mayor McGinn, Technology.
Technology grants available for civic engagement and broadband adoption
The City of Seattle is enlisting community organizations in the effort to help close the digital divide in Seattle, especially for vulnerable residents. Technology Matching Fund grants up to $20,000 are available for projects that meet goals for increasing online civic engagement, technology access and adoption, internet and digital media skills, or[More]
Posted: February 13th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Education, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice, Technology.
Working with UW to bring high-speed fiber to neighborhoods and businesses
Mayor Mike McGinn and University of Washington President Michael Young today announced a partnership to solicit private proposals to provide high-speed fiber service to communities surrounding the UW campus. For the first time, Seattle will offer to lease access to its unused “dark fiber” to allow private companies to build broadband networks[More]
Posted: November 14th, 2011 under Mayor McGinn, Technology.
200 new jobs for Pioneer Square as EMC Isilon moves into new building
Tech firm EMC Isilon announced yesterday that they would be establishing new offices in Pioneer Square and adding 200 new jobs to their growing enterprise. All of the office space at 505 First Avenue South will be filled with 200 new employees over the next fifteen months. [caption id="attachment_5997" align="aligncenter" width="600"[More]
Posted: October 20th, 2011 under Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Technology.
Tags: jobs, Pioneer Square, technology
Seattle’s web site named best in country
Seattle.Gov has been named the country’s best city web portal for an unprecedented third time. The award for Best of the Web in the city category comes from the Center for Digital Government. Data.Seattle.Gov was also named a Digital Government Achievement winner in the Government-to-citizen category. Data.Seattle.Gov increases access to datasets generated[More]
Posted: September 2nd, 2011 under Mayor McGinn, Technology.
UW launches broadband initiative
The University of Washington, along with 27 other leading American universities, recently announced the foundation of Gig.U, an initiative that seeks to expand the availability of high-capacity fiber optic broadband in communities bordering campuses. Universities will seek infrastructure investments from broadband providers in order to connect the neighborhoods that support them with[More]
Posted: August 8th, 2011 under Mayor McGinn, Technology.
Tags: boradband
Digital Connectors: Bridging the Digital Divide
Last Thursday, fifteen Seattle high school students celebrated their completion of the Digital Connectors program at Neighborhood House in Rainier Vista. The program is a partnership between the City of Seattle, Comcast and OneEconomy, a nonprofit focused on bringing technology training and facilities to lower income neighborhoods across the country. In addition[More]
Posted: June 23rd, 2011 under Education, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice, Technology.
Tags: equity, technology