(Getty Images) Seattle steps closer to bridging digital divide, but challenges persist, study finds Seattle's latest Technology Access and Adoption Study found that broadband access is growing, but some groups still lag behind. Feb 12, 2024 By Skylar Rispens
(Eric Zhang / Unsplash) Seattle secures funding for ShotSpotter pilot program, but with conditions Seattle's city council narrowly voted to provide funds for a pilot of the gunshot detection technology, but it came with conditions. Nov 15, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Seattle opens applications for annual digital equity grants The city announced that this year’s program includes $545,000 in funding for community groups and nonprofits seeking to assist needy communities. Sep 18, 2023 By Colin Wood
Seattle Director of Innovation and Performance Leah Tivoli; Guatemala City Manger Carlos Soberanis; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Mayor Carolina Mejia; and Montevideo, Uruguay, Mayor Carolina Cosse speak at the Cities Summit of the Americas on April 28 in Denver (Scoop News Group) Cities taking risks on digital can be ‘an adventure’ "We incorporated innovation into everything," the mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay, said to other city leaders at the Cities Summit of the Americas. May 1, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
Priorities Podcast Seattle fund invests in tech education for the incarcerated On the Priorities podcast, two organizers of the Prison Scholar Fund explain how they’ll use a city grant to advance tech education. Aug 3, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Seattle digital equity fund boosts computer literacy for immigrants, needy residents Seattle's annual digital equity grant program is sending $590,000 to 19 organizations delivering tech and internet access to needy residents. Jul 29, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Scoop News Group) Cities are getting better at reading between the numbers Cities have never been more focused on data, and they're using new approaches — from data academies to project-based learning — to ramp up their efforts. Mar 7, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
(Getty Images) How Seattle avoided ‘mass chaos’ during IT consolidation Officials said an IT asset and service request tracking system was "invaluable" during a major consolidation effort completed in 2019. Sep 29, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
(Getty Images) Seattle awards additional $330,000 in grants to close digital divide Seattle will support 14 additional community organizations by dipping into its $128.4 million federal recovery fund. Sep 14, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
(Eric Zhang / Unsplash) Seattle CTO Saad Bashir stepped down A deputy CTO, Jim Loter, was appointed as his interim replacement. Jul 22, 2021 By Ryan Johnston