Welcome to DoIT

Welcome to the Department of Information Technology, or DoIT. We are responsible for providing technology services and policy planning for our customers, Seattle's citizens and City of Seattle departments and employees.

If you have any questions about DoIT or technology at the City of Seattle, you can send us email DoITreceptionist@seattle.gov or call us at 206-684-0600. Visit our Contact page for more contact info.

Latest News

City of Seattle seeks feedback on mobile web site

The City of Seattle is seeking public feedback on a new mobile-optimized version of the City's online services with the release of m.seattle.gov. The mobile site takes advantage of technology available on mobile including geographic awareness and can be accessed on any iPhone, Android, or Windows phone or tablet.  

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Share your comments on the mobile site

Erin Devoto appointed as Director of the Department of Information Technology

Devoto has served as the acting chief technology officer and the acting director of the Department of Information Technology since May 2012, where she previously served as the deputy director since 2007.

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City of Seattle, University of Washington, and Gigabit Squared announce plan to develop ultra-fast broadband network

Plan begins with demonstration fiber project in 12 Seattle neighborhoods

City departments to host workshop on community grant opportunities

The public is invited to a January 17 workshop on upcoming matching fund opportunities for community –initiated neighborhood or technology projects. Hosted by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and Department of Information Technology, it will be held from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW.

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Seattle Channel wins best government TV station in nation

Seattle Channel is honored to have been named the best municipal television station in the nation. We received the prestigious Excellence in Government Programming award from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) at the group’s annual meeting held in New Orleans, La.

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Evergreen Apps Challenge winners announced

The State of Washington, King County, and City of Seattle announced the winners last night for the "Evergreen Apps Challenge," from 20 finalists. These innovative mobile and web applications will connect residents to services and help people create useful experiences out of the data that government creates on a day to day basis.

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Seattle Channel wins three regional Emmy awards

We're pleased to announce Seattle Channel received three Emmy awards from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Arts & Sciences (NATAS). We were honored for excellence in interview-format, arts and documentary programming.

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Seattle's web site named best in country
Data.Seattle.Gov wins award for leading open data effort

Seattle.gov was 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 by various departments of Seattle city government, including building permits, crime statistics, and Neighborhood Matching Fund grants.

"Seattle's web site is more interactive and transparent than ever," said Mayor Mike McGinn. "We're committed to opening up city government by providing online data and user friendly services to all our users. This award shows that we're leading the way in online civic engagement."

Read more or visit www.govtech.com.

Seattle Public Access Television Manager
Seattle Community College District VI (SCCD) has been selected as the designated access manager for Seattle public access television. On July 1, 2011, the SCCD began broadcast of the public access television signal [channels Comcast 77 and Broadstripe 23]. They will also conduct all related public access television services. For more information, see the Public Access Television page.

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Communities online
Check out Neighborhoods on the Net, which helps users find their online community with a list of blogs, wikis, websites, Facebook pages, and Twitter feeds associated with specific communities and neighborhoods in Seattle. Search the list by neighborhood, organizational name, type of web tool being used, or by district.

Community tech
Keep in touch with Community Technology issues and projects:

Tech Talk blog

Brainstorm, the technology E-zine

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Open data
Search and browse datasets here. Let us know if there’s something else that you’d like to see posted and we'll see what we can do.

Seattle releases 2009 Information Technology Access and Adoption report
New Technology Study Shows Increased Internet Use
and Need for Faster Broadband Service, Education and Income Are Leading Predictors of Digital Divide.

Government 2.0 Initiatives at the City of Seattle
The City is using social media, social networking and web 2.0 tools to improve how we deliver news and information, and better interact with constituents. This document explains some of the City's present Government 2.0 services and initiatives.