We provide powerful technology solutions for the City of Seattle and public we serve.

Seattle Information Technology Department is the consolidated information technology organization for the City of Seattle. Seattle IT provides the services that facilitate delivery of powerful information technology services for the City of Seattle and the public it serves. Created in April 2016, Seattle IT connects people to their government, enables an efficient and productive City workforce, and builds a digitally equitable community.

Tech Talk

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12/7
Road Map to Connecting the Under-connected – Towns and cities at core of digital inclusion policies and partnerships
By David Keyes, Digital Equity Program Manager, City of Seattle and Amina Fazlullah, Mozilla Fellow 2018 A dozen chattering four-year-old’s pile into the tech learning lab, scamper for their chairs, and jump into their ABCMouse online learning [...]
12/3
City Council Meetings to Include Closed Captioning
Councilmember Herbold championed increased accessibility to public meetings Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle, South Park), who has led efforts related to disabilities-related issues since first being elected in 2015, is pleased to [...]
11/14
Digital Equity Community Gathers to Build Cross-Sector Collaboration
A gathering of more than 40 community members resolute on co-designing a network dedicated to resource sharing and collaboration around digital equity took place on October 25, 2018. The event, hosted by Seattle Information Technology’s [...]
10/18
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Tackle it Together
By Andrew Whitaker When Eliud Kipchoge beat the marathon world record this year in Berlin, my jaw dropped. He ran a marathon in 2:01:39! This beat the previous world record by 78 seconds. So, in about the same time that you sit down to watch a movie [...]

Issues & Initiatives

Open Data

The Open Data Program makes the data generated by the City of Seattle openly available to the public for the purposes of increasing the quality of life for our residents; increasing transparency, accountability and comparability; promoting economic development and research; and improving internal performance management.

Internet Access

Three companies offer low-cost, high-speed Internet in Seattle, all for around $10 a month. Learn how you may qualify.

Digital Equity

We envision Seattle as a city where technology's opportunities equitably empower all residents and communities - especially those who are historically underserved or underrepresented. Learn how Seattle IT is partnering with the community to increase internet and device access, and digital literacy.

Cable Service

Know your rights as a CenturyLink, Comcast, or Wave cable television service customer. Learn how to work with Seattle IT to resolve your questions and concerns.