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DATE	2005-05-01
FROM	Ruben Safir
SUBJECT	Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Fw: [wwwac] Monday 2 May 2005 NYC Committee on Technology in Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Development
Mike I also need to get the NYLXS Tax info etc. Ruben On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 01:40:29PM -0400, Michael L. Richardson wrote: > To: wwwac-at-lists.wwwac.org > Subject: [wwwac] Monday 2 May 2005 NYC Committee on Technology in > Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Development > Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:58:57 -0400 (EDT) > > > what="official Committee on Technology in Government of the New York > City Council announcement"> > > Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:53:50 -0400 > From: Bruce Lai > Subject: Upcoming hearings by the Committee on Technology in > Government of the New York City Council (as of 4.26.05). > > Hello All, > > On Monday, May 2, 2005 at 10 AM, 14th Floor Hearing Room, 250 > Broadway, the Committee on Technology in Government will hold a > hearing > entitled Review of the Administration's Telecommunications > Infrastructure and Economic Development Study. Last year, the > Economic > Development Corporation (EDC), the Department of Small Business > Services > (SBS) and the Department of Information Technology and > Telecommunications (DoITT) commissioned a study of the > telecommunications infrastructure of New York City and its role in > promoting economic growth. Here are links to the press release and > the > report: > > * http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2005a/pr152-05.html > * http://www.nycedc.com/about_us/TelecomPlanMarch2005.pdf > > This study contains recommendations on (1) enhancing network > reliability (2) improving access to broadband and (3) encouraging > innovation. The goal of the hearing is to get commentary on whether > the > findings of the study are accurate and, more importantly, > comprehensive. The Committee would also like to discuss whether the > recommendations contained in the study will lead to a > telecommunications > infrastructure that will make affordable broadband available to all > New > York City residents, nonprofit organizations and businesses in the > near > future. Representatives of EDC and DoITT have been invited to > testify, > along with stakeholders from the private sector, telecommunications > experts and nonprofit organizations interested in bridging the > digital > divide. > > Also, at the May 2 hearing , the Committee is planning to vote on > proposed Int. No. 174-A, which mandates the DoITT "to make available > periodic reports regarding data collected from the 311 Citizen > Service > Center." Below are links to the briefing papers from the last two > hearings held on this legislation. > > * http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/61179.htm > * http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/attachments/62892.htm > > Int. No. 174-A is in the process of being finalized and will be > available at the hearing and after on the City Council's website. > > -- > > On April 20, 2005, the Committee introduced legislation > (http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Int%200625-2005.htm) to > create > a "a temporary task force to study how affordable broadband access > can > be made available to all New York City residents, nonprofit > organizations and businesses." > > This is what the Council Member Gale Brewer, Chair of the > Committee > and prime sponsor of Int. No. 625, had to say about the legislation: > > "Ensuring the availability of affordable broadband is about more > than providing access to essential Internet tools like job resources, > online banking and continued job training and education," said > Council > Member Brewer, chair of the City Council's Technology in Government > Committee. "It is obvious that within the next several years those > that > do not have access to the new generation of broadband-driven > communications technologies, such as Internet telephony (VOIP), > telemedicine and telecommuting will be at a distinct disadvantage. > We > need to ensure that the city has the infrastructure to provide our > small > businesses, non-profits and low-income residents with the tools they > will need to compete and flourish." <> > > Below are links to some articles on the legislation: > > * http://www.muniwireless.com/archives/000656.html > * > http://www.corante.com/newyork/archives/2005/04/22/new_yorks_broadband_task_force.php > > The current plan is to hold a hearing on Int. No. 625 on Friday, > June 10, 2005 at 10 AM in the Committee Room, City Hall. > > -- > > On Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 1 PM, Committee Room, City Hall, the > Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the development of the > New > York City information technology (IT) industry. More details on this > hearing to come. > > -- > > Recently, for your information ... > > On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 1 PM in the Committee Room, City > Hall, > the Committee held an oversight entitled Review of the Integrated > Human > Services Project: Update and Future Plans. At the hearing, the > Committee received an update on the progress of the system from the > Mayor's Office and the Department of Information Technology and > Telecommunications. The City is moving forward to two pilots > projects; > the first one slated for release at the end of 2005 and the second > one > for 2006. The Committee also heard testimony from representatives of > the nonprofit sector about the necessity of the system and the > importance of City government working with them on this project. > Here > is a link to the briefing > paper: > http://www.nyccouncil.info/issues/report_act.cfm?mtfile=T2005%2D0491. > If anyone would like copies of testimony from this hearing, please > contact me. > > Also ... > > The City of Philadelphia recently released its Wireless > Philadelphia > business plan. If you have not read it yet, below are links to it as > well as the associated Request for Proposal to build their citywide > wireless broadband network. > > * > http://www.phila.gov/wireless/pdfs/Wireless-Phila-Business-Plan-040305-1245pm.pdf > * http://www.phila.gov/wireless/pdfs/WP RFP 4-5-05 rev > v4-CLEAN.pdf > > > > Here's what Council Member Brewer has to say about the City of > Philadelphia's wireless initiative: > > "New York City has much to learn from the 'Wireless Philadelphia' > initiative," Council Member Brewer said. "Our challenges are > different > and our process will likely yield a different solution. But, > Philadelphia had the courage and foresight to tackle the most > difficult > issues surrounding telecommunications, and we must do the same. We > must > balance New Yorkers' right to the benefits that broadband access > brings > with responsible telecommunications growth and policy." > > ***** > > The following is an event you may be interested in attending. > > Building the Broadband Economy, June 13-14, New York City > > "Building the Broadband Economy" is the 2005 edition of the > Intelligent Community Forum's annual conference and awards program. > It > explores how cities and town are coping with the challenges of a > globalizing world and building vibrant local economies based on > broadband and information technology. It brings an audience of > leaders > from business, government and the nonprofit sector to New York City > to > explore what it takes to compete in the fast-emerging "broadband > economy," how broadband is changing our communities, and who will be > the > winners and losers of the Digital Age. Registration includes the > Intelligent Community Awards of 2005. Produced in association with > the > Institute for Technology & Enterprise at Polytechnic University. For > more information, go to the following link: > > * > http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/html/building_broadband.html > > > > Note: Council Member Gale Brewer will be delivering a keynote > address at this conference. > > *** > > About the New York City Council's Committee on Technology in > Government > > The primary goals of the Committee on Technology in Government > are > (1) to expand digital equality by increasing access to broadband in > underserved communities of New York City (2) to increase the > strategic > use of technology in government, thereby, increasing efficiency in > government and enhancing the quality of public services, and (3) to > promote the openness and transparency of government by making sure > that > public information is accessible to every New York City resident. > Through its ability to hold oversight hearings over City agencies and > introduce and hear legislation, the Committee on Technology in > Government works to achieve its goals in partnership with the > private, > public and nonprofit sectors. > > More information about the Committee and the Chair of the > Committee, > Council Member Gale A. Brewer, can be found at the following link: > > http://nyccouncil.info/issues/committee.cfm?committee_id=106<sbdkey=5121 > > . > All Committee briefing papers from the current session (beginning in > January 2004) are also available at this link. > > *** > > If you know of people who would be interested in the Committee on > Technology in Government's activities, please feel free to forward > this > e-mail to them. If you know of anyone who would like to receive > these > e-mails, just have them e-mail me, and I will be put them on the > list. > Finally, feel free to post this information on any listserve you may > belong to or on any website you are affiliated with. > > Thank you. I look forward to seeing you at one of our hearings. > > Regards, > Bruce Lai > > -- > Bruce Lai > Legislative Policy Analyst, Committee on Technology in Government > New York City Council > 250 Broadway, 14th Floor > New York, NY 10007 > Work: 212.788.9109 > Fax: 212.788.9168 > E-mail: bruce.lai-at-council.nyc.ny.us > > > > > Distributed poC TINC: > > Jay Sulzberger > Corresponding Secretary LXNY > LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization. > http://www.lxny.org > > > ## Be sure to drop by the next WWWAC Hang Night at Panchito's - 5/3 > ## > ## The World Wide Web Artists' Consortium - http://www.wwwac.org/ > ## > ## To Unsubscribe, send email to: wwwac-unsubscribe-at-lists.wwwac.org ## -- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 http://fairuse.nylxs.com "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME" http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....