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| DATE | 2005-05-01 |
| FROM | From: "Michael L. Richardson"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Fw: [wwwac] Monday 2 May 2005 NYC Committee on Technology in Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Development
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On Sun, 1 May 2005 2:10 am, Ruben Safir wrote:
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> Ruben
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> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>> LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
>> http://www.lxny.org
>>
>>
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