EGovernment Committee (eGov) CO-CHAIRS: BEN KROKOWER AND MARINA MARTIN CTTAB MEMBERS: ROB DOLIN, BERYL FERNANDES, DANA LEWIS STAFF: BRUCE BLOOD AND SABRA.

eGovernment Committee (eGov)CO-CHAIRS: BEN KROKOWER AND MARINA MARTIN

CTTAB MEMBERS: ROB DOLIN, BERYL FERNANDES, DANA LEWIS

STAFF: BRUCE BLOOD AND SABRA SCHNEIDER

eGovernment Committee

“To further the use of Open Data and Apps and to ensure the responsible use of surveillance technology and citizen data by the City of Seattle”

Secondary Mission: “To have the most ridiculous PowerPoint Theme of them all”

Summary of Priorities

High priority work items (1-2) Promote the use of Data.Seattle.Gov (DSG) through

the writing and dissemination of “how-to” articles and Brainstorm content.

To support the city’s efforts in the upcoming Evergreen Apps event, coming in Fall 2013-Spring 2014

Medium priority work items (1-3) Monitor and comment upon city legislation and

policies regarding surveillance, drone usage and privacy

Working through Bruce’s department to get other city departments to make their open datasets available through DSG

Meetings

Last Tuesday of the Month

Starting at 6:00PM

Ending at 8:00PM

Ben’s office

There will always be “refreshments” available.

Committee Members

Chair: Ben Krokower

Chair: Marina Martin

CTTAB Members: Rob Dolin, Dana Lewis,

Other Members: Justin Almeida, Zach Balter, Pat Christopher, Dorene Cornwall, Peter Curran, Michael Devellano, Chris Matthews, Ivan Orbegozo, Gabriel Schubiner, Tim Sendgikoski, Dan Stiefel

Staff: Bruce Blood and Sabra Schneider

eGovernment Best Practices

Goals / Description: To research what has been accomplished in Singapore and South Korea in regards to eGovernment apps and build an overview which we can present to the board and to a wider audience.

Deliverable(s): A Brainstorm article, contributed to by multiple members of the committee and disseminated via multiple channels (web, facebook, twitter, skywriting)

Timeline: End of June

Project lead(s): Ivan Orbegozo

Data Visualization Techniques

Goals / Description: To present to a larger audience, some nice ways to take DSG and use some common data visualization tools to present it in an interesting and usable fashion

Deliverable(s): A Brainstorm article, contributed to by multiple members of the committee and disseminated via multiple channels (web, facebook, twitter, skywriting)

Timeline: End of July

Project lead(s): Beryl Fernandes

Disseminating the City Civic Calendar

Goals / Description: To promote the usage of the existing city calendar and push it’s information to other community groups.

Deliverable(s): A Brainstorm article, contributed to by multiple members of the committee and disseminated via multiple channels (web, facebook, twitter, skywriting)

Timeline: End of August

Project lead(s): Dan Stiefel

General Questions

Accessibility

Inclusivity and Diversity

Openness

Privacy

Security