MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION TO CITY'S DIGITAL RESOURCES Los Angeles connects to stronger, faster digital network for innovators, researchers, educators, and students LOS ANGELES—Coming this summer, students, academics, and researchers across California and around the world will be able to access Los Angeles city data and digital resources at dramatically higher speeds. An [...]
Q&A sessions are a great way for community leaders, politicians, and other influential people to interact with their constituents and fans, answer questions, and engage in conversations with the community. In today’s high-tech age, Q&A sessions have moved online, allowing stakeholders to participate from anywhere. Facebook Q&A sessions provide a great space for personal interaction [...]
Today, 35% of Angelenos are without household internet service. A new program hopes to alleviate that number over the next 12 months by providing participants with low-cost internet offers available only through this program and free access to the tools and resources they need to succeed. The City of Los Angeles, in partnership with local non-profits, [...]
At this year’s Lummis Day celebration this past weekend, the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council decided to try a simple tech upgrade to engage stakeholders and draw interest to their table. Instead of using traditional clipboards, HHPNC brought out their new iPad and allowed people to sign up for their email list by entering their [...]
Want to learn more about using tech tools to increase civic engagement and grow your network of supporters? Are you looking to increase your web presence and online interaction with your stakeholders? Civic engagement and politics play a significant role in online interactions. A Pew Research survey shows that 39% of U.S. adults engage in [...]
When they’re not busy improving their community as board members of the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council, twin sisters Penelope and America Lopez are hard at work on another project that they hope will “help bridge trust between law enforcement and the public.” The two women, avid coders and technologists, have developed a prototype for a [...]
Controller Ron Galperin’s push to modernize City practices by implementing new technologies has resulted in another success: nearly 14,000 city employees opted to receive their W2 tax forms electronically. This is the first year they have had the option. “Fortune 500 companies have been issuing tax forms electronically for years,” said Galperin. “Electronic W2s save [...]
Los Angeles Department of Transportation is the first transit agency in California to create a system-wide mobile ticketing app On Tuesday, February 17, Mayor Eric Garcetti launched LA Mobile, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s (LADOT) app that lets riders buy tickets on their smartphones for LADOT operated DASH and Commuter Express buses. The launch [...]
Metro is hosting a unique pitch-style event exploring technology in public transportation. Join industry experts as they discuss how creative technology could help improve the Metro customer experience. Metro and the Digital Future encourages industry leaders to bring innovative solutions to the city’s public transportation issues and the public to participate and share their opinions [...]
A modern take on the traveling circus, STEAM Carnival is an entertainment showcase using high-tech amusement and project-based kits to inspire kids of all ages about science, technology, engineering, art and math. It is a unique, high-energy event featuring tech-infused game attractions and carnival-inspired entertainment to thrill, amuse, and reimagine the way we learn. Attractions [...]
