Technology and participation - Harnessing the emerging power of broadband for civic engagement. -clerks2012
1. Technology and participation-
Harnessing the emerging power of broadband for
civic engagement.
July 11,2012 Municipal Clerks Institute
Paul Treadwell
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Distance Learning Consultant
2. What is Broadband?
âą High speed data transmission.
âą Always on connection.
âą Encompassing a variety of technologies.
3. Fixed or mobile & social
âą In the past we talked about broadband as a
wired, fixed, connection.
âą Increasingly, broadband is becoming mobile.
â« Phones and tablets are creating new opportunities
for access and participation.
4. More layers, more connections
âą New technologies are adding
new layers to our daily lives
âą Connectedness is becoming an
essential quality for
participation
5. Why Broadband Matters
âą Now, broadband is essential to opportunity and
citizenship.
â« Connecting America: The National Broadband
Plan
ï http://www.broadband.gov/
6. Increased Access,Growing Expectations
âą Increasing access has lead to increased
expectations for opportunities such as:
â« Interacting
â« Organizing
â« Creating
â« Learning
7. The National Broadband Plan
âą FCC March 2010:
â« Presents an ambitious agenda for expanding
access.
â« Emphasis on technology as âenablingâ.
â« Robust vision of connectivity.
9. The Digital Divide
âą Is the gap between people with effective access
to digital and information technology and those
with very limited or no access at all.
âą Is a kind of capability deprivation.
â« As the âworldâ moves online, those who arenât are
excluded.
11. More than Bandwidth or Access
âą The fuss about broadband, then, extends beyond
access to information to active participation in
the online commons.
â« Broadband: Whatâs All the Fuss About? Pew Internet and American Life Project
12. Marketplace and/or Commons
âą 2 ways of viewing the internet:
â« Marketplace:
ï Access to goods
ï Buying and selling
â« Commons:
ï Access to ideas
ï Interaction and exchange
13. How do You See Broadband?
âą What role can it play?
14. Broadband Enabled Services
âą E-government
â« Providing access to government information
â« Providing space for engagement
âą E-commerce
â« Access to the global marketplace
âą Technology training / digital literacy/ civic
literacy
15.
16. Local Government â Ontario county
âą Ontario County e-government
â« http://www.co.ontario.ny.us/
â« Access to governmental
information
â« Online payments
â« Property mapping
18. Local Government - eStrategies for
Local Governments
âą http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/curricula/e
government/index.html
âą Online curriculum focused on strategies for local
governments
âą From the National e-Commerce Extension
Initiative
20. Digital literacy - CYC
âą Connect Your Community:
ï http://www.connectcommu
nity.org/
ï 2 year project funded by a
U.S. Department of
Commerce BTOP grant
ï 30,000 trained over the two
years
26. Links to select resources
âą Pew Internet and American Life Project
â« http://pewinternet.org/
âą Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a
Democracy
â« http://www.knightcomm.org/
âą The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative
â« http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/
âą The Participatory Budgeting Project
â« http://www.participatorybudgeting.org/
27. Contact
âą Paul Treadwell
â« Distance Learning Consultant
â« Cornell Cooperative Extension
â« 356 Roberts Hall
â« Cornell University
â« Ithaca, NY 14853
â« pt36@cornell.edu
â« http://www.paultreadwell.com
â« @ptreadwell
Hinweis der Redaktion
DSLCable modemWiFiBroadband satellite
High speed internet access can:Improve government efficiency and communicationProvide access to educational opportunitiesEngage citizensFacilitate better medical careNarrow the digital divideExpand employment opportunitiesFoster Innovation
Interact with each other and governemtnOrganizing for a number of reasonsCreating new content
Education and income â somewhat rural/urban also
Access to the benefits of an online world are removed /denied