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Technology and participation- Harnessing the emerging power of broadband for civic engagement.
July 11,2012 Municipal Clerks Institute
Paul TreadwellCornell Cooperative ExtensionDistance Learning Consultant
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What is Broadband?
•High speed data transmission.•Always on connection.•Encompassing a variety of technologies.
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Fixed or mobile & social
•In the past we talked about broadband as a wired, fixed, connection.
•Increasingly, broadband is becoming mobile.▫Phones and tablets are creating new
opportunities for access and participation.
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More layers, more connections• New technologies are
adding new layers to our daily lives
• Connectedness is becoming an essential quality for participation
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Why Broadband Matters
•Now, broadband is essential to opportunity and citizenship.▫Connecting America: The National
Broadband Plan http://www.broadband.gov/
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Increased Access,Growing Expectations•Increasing access has lead to increased
expectations for opportunities such as:▫Interacting ▫Organizing▫Creating▫Learning
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The National Broadband Plan
•FCC March 2010:▫Presents an ambitious agenda for
expanding access.▫Emphasis on technology as “enabling”.▫Robust vision of connectivity.
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Broadband Adoption
Exhibit 3-1 from Connecting America | FCC March 2010
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The Digital Divide
•Is the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all.
• Is a kind of capability deprivation.▫As the “world” moves online, those who
aren’t are excluded.
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Barriers to Adoption
•Availability.•Cost.•Exclusion.
▫Literacy.•Security.
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More than Bandwidth or Access
•The fuss about broadband, then, extends beyond access to information to active participation in the online commons.▫ Broadband: What’s All the Fuss About? Pew Internet and American Life
Project
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Marketplace and/or Commons
•2 ways of viewing the internet: ▫Marketplace:
Access to goods Buying and selling
▫Commons: Access to ideas Interaction and exchange
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How do You See Broadband?
•What role can it play?
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Broadband Enabled Services
•E-government▫Providing access to government
information▫Providing space for engagement
•E-commerce▫Access to the global marketplace
•Technology training / digital literacy/ civic literacy
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Examples and illustrations
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Local Government – Ontario county• Ontario County e-
government▫ http://www.co.ontario.ny.u
s/▫ Access to governmental
information▫ Online payments▫ Property mapping
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Local Government - Brazil
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Local Government - eStrategies for Local Governments•http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/curric
ula/egovernment/index.html•Online curriculum focused on strategies
for local governments•From the National e-Commerce Extension
Initiative
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Governance – Participatory Budgeting
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Digital literacy - CYC• Connect Your Community:
http://www.connectcommunity.org/
2 year project funded by a U.S. Department of Commerce BTOP grant
30,000 trained over the two years
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Digital Literacy– Squeaky Wheel
• Digital/Media Literacy:▫ Squeaky Wheel
http://www.squeaky.org/
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Education - OLPC
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Education – Khan Academy
•http://www.khanacademy.org/•Extensive collection of free online, video
lessons•Self paced learning
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Resources
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Links to select resources• Pew Internet and American Life Project
▫ http://pewinternet.org/• Knight Commission on the Information Needs of
Communities in a Democracy▫ http://www.knightcomm.org/
• The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative▫ http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/
• The Participatory Budgeting Project▫ http://www.participatorybudgeting.org/
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Contact
•Paul Treadwell▫ Distance Learning Consultant▫ Cornell Cooperative Extension▫ 356 Roberts Hall▫ Cornell University▫ Ithaca, NY 14853▫ [email protected]▫ http://www.paultreadwell.com▫ @ptreadwell