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The City that NetWorks: Digital Excellence at forefront!
Michael Maranda | June 16
Mayor Daley's Advisory Council on Closing the Digital Divide unveiled it's report yesterday at the Community Media Summit convened by the Benton Foundation and the Community Media Workshop. Leaders from the Twin Cities, Grand Rapids and Cleveland and elsewhere were on hand for this public...
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Illinois Libraries: Day of Unity (May 14)
Michael Maranda | May 12
Illinois Libraries are fending off some unwanted legislation with unfunded filtering mandates. Full announcement from ILA on the May 14 Day of Unity is posted here.
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Now that we have your attention... here's our Plan for Digital Excellence
Michael Maranda | April 24
I call upon all who view themselves as technology and social justice advocates to seize the moment afforded by the recent attention to Digital Inclusion: let's raise both the public discourse and the practices of our field to a new level.
We've been doing heavy lifting trying to meaningfully...
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let the 'e' in eChicago stand for excellence
Michael Maranda | April 24
what does prepending an 'e' or an 'i' to a word really say? some have become clear brands thanks to marketing... eBay and the iPod are among the most successful. others are by now common categories: eCommerce & eGovernment where 'e' stands for electronic -- transactions occurring via...
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Chicago Wifi RFP
Dave Chakrabarti | June 7
The City of Chicago recently released the draft of an RFP (Request For Proposals) for a city-wide wireless network, providing internet access at low or no cost to residents and visitors.
This is an extremely important development, because Chicago's draft RFP includes significant language...
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Graphic representations, and metaphors
By: Michael Maranda, A Sense Of Place Network | June 22, 2005
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| The challenge I want to set before us is to gather our best images and graphics, our best metaphors analogies and stories, for the advancement of our general cause ... |
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Telecommunications For Quality Of Life
By: Committee, ilCTC | January 11, 2005
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| Purposes and Objectives of an
ILLINOIS ONLINE LEADERSHIP AND
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION ACT OF 2005
Prepared for Illinois Community Technology Consortium
And reviewed by CTCNet Chicago policy committee
November 24, 2004
Purposes: (1) to provide a leadership structure for e-champion for state of Illinois.
(2) to provide multi-year support for Digital Literacy, Technological... |
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Goals for GIO
By: Committee, GIO | January 11, 2005
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| Telephone Service Accountability and Broadband Extension Act of 2005
Principles for Telecommunication
Customers, Providers, Consumer Protection and Safe/Healthy Communities
A. Consumer Focus and Digital Literacy for Universal Public Convenience and Necessity
1. Maintain Consumer Safeguards in Basic Telephone and Broadband Services provided by all kinds of providers, including... |
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