MTN & Portals
From:
Catherine Settanni
Date:
2007 Nov 09 17:42 UTC
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The 100K would go to support the following projects, most are related to the
development of the Civic Garden/Community Portal:
-Design, develop and build out the Community Portal websites so that community
based organizations could add pages when needed, and edit them using a content
management system;
-Train the 13+ NRP defined neighborhood organizations that currently have NO
web presence, and help them launch pages by the end of 2008;
-Investigate and test interactive applications that would allow 2-way
interaction between city residents and City staff and elected officials;
-Support the development of other portal applications that residents have
recommended at the many public meetings and via the online survey concerning
Portal content, (such as community calendars);
The Digital Inclusion Fund is currently looking to fund programs and projects
focused on technology literacy efforts, providing free Internet access in
public spaces, and a number of other things. For information about that fund,
contact the Minneapolis Foundation. The DIF community advisors are listed here:
http://www.digitalaccess.org/dif_advisors.htm
There are many (financial and other) benefits secured as part of this contract
that require oversight and support from City staff, this request for funding
from the City budget would address these needs as well.
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