Friends,
As we continue to process this week’s events, our friends at Tech:NYC rallied many of our peers to put together a statement. We encourage you to add your name and share with your teams, encouraging them to sign on as well.
TECH.elect: How this year’s historic election might affect you, your work, and your community.
On Monday, November 16, sea.city, New Tech NW and Create33 brought together an impressive group of local tech leaders to discuss their reactions to the 2020 general election
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Roadmap to Recovery: City of Seattle Innovation & Performance
Tina Walha, Director of the City of Seattle’s Innovation & Performance Team, joined us for a conversation about her team’s multidisciplinary approach to innovation across city bureaucracy. She discussed how data science, behavioral science and design thinking help City departments creatively solve problems.
Roadmap to Recovery: Seattle Public Schools IT
Carlos Del Valle, Executive Director of Technology at Seattle Public Schools, joined us for a conversation about the district’s ongoing work to adapt to remote learning. He discussed the challenges of shifting from providing technology services internally to working directly with families, and how the digital equity factors into the SPS’s strategic plan, Seattle Excellence.
Roadmap to Recovery: Seattle Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs
Cuc Vu, Director of the City of Seattle’s Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs, joined us for a conversation about the City’s ongoing work to be a welcoming and equitable place for the diverse immigrant and refugee communities that call it home. She discussed the challenges that COVID-19 has exacerbated and shared ways that immigrant ingenuity is influencing the City’s work.
Roadmap to Recovery: Seattle Arts & Culture
Alex Rose from the City of Seattle Offices of Arts & Culture and Film & Music joined us for a conversation about the local creative economy. Alex shared the challenges that creatives are facing because of the pandemic, the disparities between creatives in tech and those in other fields (as well as the overall disparities in creative fields) and how the city is collecting data and responding to these challenges.
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