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New Digital Divide Fund Signed into Law!
By Linda Fowells and Laurie Kawakami
The recent Sacramento Day
trip by Community Technololgy advocates helped to convince
the state Legislature to create the Digital Divide Grant Program.
California now has a new Digital Divide Grant Program aimed
at closing the technology gap!
Recently, California's Governor Davis signed AB 855 (Firebaugh
and Levine) which mandates that 15% of the revenues generated
from new leases for wireless telecommunication facilities
(e.g., cell towers on state property) will be set aside to
create a Digital Divide Fund. This fund will be administered
by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to provide
grants to community-based nonprofit organizations for projects
such as technology training, developing local community content,
harnessing technology for e-government services, and preparing
youth for opportunities in the technology-based new economy.
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Other side of the Divide |
Dissatisfied Customers Find a Voice
From E-Government to Online Activism
By Barry C. Tavlin
Recently I had the exciting opportunity to meet with many
of Europe's leaders in the field of E-Government. For people
involved in Community Technology, E-Government may be something
new, but it is closely related to the work of CTCs and to
the Community Technology movement.
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Connecting
Los Angeles' Underserved Communities |
New Study of Technology Access in Los
Angeles
Digital Divide Persists
by Elsa Macias
In today's digital world, access to technology and the skills
to effectively use it provides a means for economic improvement,
educational success and social integration. However, gaining
access to both the technology and the skills continues to
be problematic for low-income and ethnic and racial minorities.
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| From
Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities |
Second Annual Latino Tech Conference
To Be Held in Los Angeles
Workshops Focus on Topics in Business,
Education, Government, Public Policy
by Alicia Maldonado
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine at
UCLA and Director for the Study of Latino Health and Culture,
will join a slate of technology experts at the second annual
Latinos & Technology Conference (LTC) on Thursday, November
13th at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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Injecting Playfulness into Computer Training
By Phil Shapiro
In my previous job, working for the Arlington Public Schools,
I had the task of training elementary school teachers on computer
and video technology. All teachers in Virginia are required
to possess basic technology skills, or they can lose their
teaching license. This is a sensible regulation. Does it make
sense for a teacher to be instructing future generations if
he or she is unsure how to send an email or search the web?
If they have no idea what the word HTML means?
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Using Adobe's Photoshop
It's Easy, Powerful, and Fun
by Herschel Greenberg and Paul Greenberg
Damn! That's a great picture, except for…
If that "great" picture for your newsletter needs
a little more contrast or the picture for your web site needs
cropping, if you need to get the "red" out of your
PowerPoint image, if you have ever had a picture that needed
something fixed, dirt specks or something annoying in the
background, then Adobe's Photoshop is the program for you.
Having been available through numerous iterations throughout
the years, Adobe's Photoshop continues to be one of the most
user-friendly image and photo programs on the market.
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Celebrating our Birthday with Big Plans
We Need Your Help
This issue marks the one year that we've been publishing
Technicity Times. In this year, we've had the privilege to
report on some of the great work in Community Technology that
is being done in Los Angeles and around the country. We look
forward to continuing and improving this publication. And
there are challenges ahead.
We need your help.
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Announcing the 2003-2004 "Connections
for Tomorrow" (C4T) California Grants Program
Application deadline: December 17, 2003
The 2003-2004 C4T California Grants Program will provide
grants consisting of a cash award, technical assistance, and
substantial in-kind support to start-up, expand, and improve
community technology programs at organizations that serve
at-risk youth or homeless populations..
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CTOC October Event Report |
How To Find The Hidden Money
On October 30th, the Community Technology Organizing Consortium
(CTOC) hosted an event, How To Find The Hidden Money. Presentations
were given by leaders in California's community technology
arena.
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CTOC Holiday Celebration Planned for December
4, 2003 in Long Beach
For more information on the Holiday Celebration, contact
ctocinfo@ctocnet.org
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