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Citizens' Telecommunications & Technology Advisory Board

Committees

CTTAB members’ serve on committees for specific projects or throughout the year as appropriate. The committees support City efforts as requested, champion projects and positions, gather public input, research, evaluate, publish and advise on telecommunication and technology topics.

Strategic areas of interest and leads
  • Broadband Deployment / Economic Development (Ted)
  • Broadband Adoption/ Digital Inclusion (Stacey)
  • Public Engagement (Brian)

Committee

Lead

Other Members

Technology Matching Fund Grants (TMF)
Promotes digital inclusion, overseeing the Bill Wright Technology Matching Fund grant program.

Daniel

Ted, Marina, Stacey, Brian
(Staff: Delia Burke)

Broadband
Promote understanding of the applications of fiber broadband and addresses issues related to Seattle's pursuit of fiber to the premise (FTTP).

Brian

Ted, Ben, Rob, Daniel
(Staff: Tony Perez)

Additional community volunteers: Keith and Donna

Additional Documents: CTTAB Position Regarding Broadband for Seattle (adopted Oct 2010)

Public Engagement, Web & Social Media
To help improve effective use of online tools for City public engagement and to improve CTTAB communications with the public. Also advise the Puget SoundOff youth civic engagement project.

Rob

Bryan, Brian, Stacey, Daniel
(Staff: Bruce & Sabra)

Apps & Open Data
Through a contest, data camp and other means, promote creative development of new applications/tools which improve the city’s capacity to provide information and increase transparency.

Marina

Rob
(Staff: Sabra Schneider)

And additional volunteers on planning team

Get Online Week / Community Capacity Building (External)
Support Get Online Week, Boost communities online grant program, and fostering capacity buildiing for community technology learning centers.

Get Online Week helps people who have little exposure or skills learn about the resources offered at local public computer centers.

Karen

Stacey, Ben

Additional community volunteers: Doreen
(Staff: Vicky Yuki)

Seattle Channel
Support ongoing marketing and public input on programming, and viewer analysis.
Beryl Bryan, Marina, Ted,
(Staff: John Giamberso)

Digital Inclusion Plan
Develop a new Seattle plan for digital inclusion.

Bryan Stacey, Beryl
(Staff: David Keyes)