Yesterday the President announced a new “Smart Cities” Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage more than 25 new technology collaborations to help local communities tackle key challenges. Through a series of grants from the National…
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Smart Chicago and the Bud Billiken Parade
Smart Chicago was happy to march in the Bud Billiken Parade along with the Gray Era Brass, Youth-Led Tech instructors and participants, and other community member. Here’s pics: We also helped them manage their first mass texting campaign during the parade.…
The Civic User Testing Group and Other Listening Strategies
Note: this is a guest post by Rose Afriyie of our partner mRelief. How do you keep your finger on the pulse of user needs? At mRelief.com, a startup with non-traditional users — beneficiaries of public assistance — this is…
Here’s the First Two Weeks of Curriculum for Youth-Led Tech
“Youth-led Tech | Summer 2015” is a technology mentoring program in five Chicago neighborhoods: Austin, Englewood, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, and Roseland. As part of this program, we’re teaching various classes on digital skills. We’ve open sourced our curriculum through…
Youth-Led Tech 2015 By The Numbers
“Youth-led Tech | Summer 2015” was a technology mentoring program in five Chicago neighborhoods: Austin, Englewood, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, and Roseland. Youth-Led Tech 2015 was a success. Here’s some numbers: We received 351 applications for this program. 69 in Austin, 62…
Digital Learning Environments: Teamwork Englewood
Note: this is part of a series of posts in our Connect Chicago program where we describe in detail digital skills learning environments throughout the city. The 2015 Youth-Led Tech program was delivered in a second-floor space of Teamwork Englewood, which…
