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Smart Chicago is a civic organization devoted to improving lives in Chicago through technology. We work on:
Here’s an incomplete list of the things we care about:
- Open: we focus on technologies and processes that are open
- Access: This is our genesis. We were born to address the digital divide and we administer a significant amount of federal broadband money around helping people gain access
04/15/2017
Join us on Saturday, April 22nd from 10 am to 1 pm at 2601 W 63rd St. Chicago, IL where we’ll share a meal and a civic conversation about technology in Chicago Lawn and surrounding southwest neighborhoods. All are welcome. Breakfast & lunch will be provided! Sign up for more information and RSVP at bit.ly/chitechforum1
03/27/2017
Join Smart Chicago in partnership with Chi Hack Night for our : Amplifiers of Community Voice panel on March 30 at DuSable Museum of African American History!
Andrea Hart of City Bureau, Aviva Rosman of BallotReady, and Tiana Epps-Johnson of Center for Technology and Civic Life will share their personal narratives and discuss women’s contribution to the civic tech industry!
Please join us Thursday, March 30th at 6:00 pm
DuSable Museum of African-American History
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, IL 60637
Heavy appetizers and soda/water will be provided.
FREE to attend!
For more information and to RSVP, please visit: https://chihacknight.org/satellite/2017/03/30/amplifiers-of-community-voice.html
09/27/2016
In early September, we hosted the first ever Connect Chicago Working Group. This coalition of trainers, advocates, and nonprofit professionals is working together to create a digital skills road map — something that all programs and trainers in Chicago can eventually use to craft customized learning pathways for those they serve.
Read more about the notes and insights from our first meeting here: http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/connect-chicago-digital-skills-road-map-working-group-1/
We appreciate all of these partners for their participation: Literacy Works, Chicago Public Schools, Microsoft Chicago, Chicago Public Library, EnglewoodBlue, The Adler Planetarium, Digital Youth Network, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition, LISC Chicago
Connect Chicago Digital Skills Road Map Working Group #1 On September 9th, Smart Chicago hosted the first meeting of Connect Chicago’s Digital Skills Road Map Working Group. Its purpose: to define and inventory “digital skills”, understand the taxonom
09/26/2016
Before we sent them off to mentor Chicago's youth for 6 weeks this summer, our Youth-Led Tech instructors underwent extensive training. Take a look behind the scenes of one of these training sessions focused on rapid fire curriculum design.
What makes Youth-Led Tech special is the opportunity for youth and adults to co-create curriculum based on the youth's interest areas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIL1fXX_APg
Youth-Led Tech Instructors 2016 (Curriculum Training) Youth-Led Tech Instructors engaging in training #3 focused on rapid fire curriculum design. What makes Youth-Led tech special is the opportunity for youth an...
09/22/2016
Take a look at how Smart Chicago gathered community feedback this summer on the Array of Things: Urban Sensor Network privacy policy using OpenGov Foundation Madison.io platform, online forms, and public meetings.
http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/ways-residents-can-give-feedback-on-the-array-of-things-governance-privacy-policy/
Answers to all public feedback received during this civic engagement period can now be found here: https://arrayofthings.github.io/policy-responses.html
Ways Residents Can Give Feedback on the Array of Things Governance & Privacy Policy Today the draft Array of Things Governance & Privacy Policy was released. The policy discloses the privacy principles and practices for Array of Things and defines how decisions about the program
06/08/2016
Youth-led Tech Summer 2016 is a technology mentoring program for youth ages 13-18 in three Chicago neighborhoods: Austin, North Lawndale, and Roseland. If the youth is 12 and will turn 13 by 8/5/16, they are also eligible to apply. Visit Youth-led Tech for more information about the program. [ 186 more words. ]
http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/youth-led-tech-locations/
Youth-Led Tech Locations Youth-led Tech Summer 2016 is a technology mentoring program for youth ages 13-18 in three Chicago neighborhoods: Austin, North Lawndale, and Roseland. If the youth is 12 and will turn 13 by 8/5/16…
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