This document summarizes an event about how data and technology can impact cities in the 21st century. The agenda includes presentations from Code for America, a panel on the 21st century city, and GovLab@NYU. There will also be a Q&A session. The event is curated by Noel Hidalgo from Code for America and discusses topics like accessible infrastructure, education, government innovation, and smarter communities. It also highlights examples from projects in Red Hook and Kansas City that use technology for community benefit. The document promotes using data and civic hacking to build solutions for local issues.

1. An open
conversation about
NYC’s future
#TalkingTransition
talkingtransitionnyc.com
@TalkNYC2013

2. #InnovateNYC
st
21
Century City:
The Social Impact of
Data & Technology
#TalkingTransition

3. #InnovateNYC
Agenda
6:15 – 6:45
6:45 – 7:15
7:15 – 7:45
7:45 – 8:00
Code for America
Panel: 21st Century City
GovLab @NYU
Q+A
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4. #InnovateNYC
Curated by
Noel Hidalgo @noneck
Program Manager @codeforamerica
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5. we are civic hackers.

6. we are building a civic hacking
practice by the people, for the
people, for the 21st Century...

7. we build safe spaces for dialogue.
we are distributed & organized.
in nyc, we are BetaNYC.

8. five pillars of a citizen’s digital city

9. #. Accessible Infrastructure
#. Education & Lifelong Learning
#. Industry, Employment, & Economic
Mobility
#. Effective & Open Government
#. Wise and Smarter Communities

10. #. Tidepools / Red Hook’s Mesh Network
#. Kansas City’s CfA Fellows
#. NYCEDC / NYC BigApps
#. NYC’s CfA Fellows
#. Pediacities

12. BEGINNINGS OF RED HOOK WIFI

13. CURRENT COVERAGE

14. THE NETWORK
Figure 4-­ RHI Distribution Network
Diagram courtesy of Open Technologies Institute

15. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Legend
Businesses
Non-Profits
Schools
Parks
Existing/ Agreed to host
Host routers, contribute to splash page, spread the word, come to
community meetings and create uses for the network

16. LOCAL COMMUNICATION

17. RED HOOK INITIATIVE MISSION
RHI believes that social change to
overcome systemic inequities begins
with empowered youth. We envision a
Red Hook where all young people can
pursue their dreams and grow into
independent adults who contribute to
their families and community.

18. Red Hook Digital Stewards
“Building a community network, developing career tools”

19. DIGITAL STEWARDS: SKILL BUILDING -- INSTALLATION
Cutting wire and wrapping it making sure
things are neat and tidy.
Moving carefully on the roof
Creating an Ethernet chord
to power the router.
Attaching the J mount to the roof. Using
a drill to make sure the node is secure
and stable.

20. DIGITAL STEWARDS: MORE SKILLS -- MAINTENANCE
Wireless mesh networking
and troubleshooting
HTML with www.codeacademy.com
Designing community apps
to see where the bus is as
well to report stop & frisk.

21. OTHER SKILLS -- DIGITAL BOOT CAMP
Editing with iMovie to create
our local business
commercials.
Using the boom mike, to
record audio. Getting ready
to make our local
advertisements.
Capturing video

22. EVEN MORE SKILLS--PROMOTION
Community Outreach
Surveys

23. NEXT STEPS/FUTURE GOALS
Jobs, Internships at tech companies
Further technical training
Entrepreneurship

24. SUPPORTS
Professional Development, Funding, Neighborhood connections
Training, support, Internet connection, internships
Digital Steward Salaries
Curriculum support, sharing tech network, technical support, media and other opportunities

25. STAY IN TOUCH!
A
ttention community focused technologists!
We need your help. We often have to go outside our neighborhood for in depth technical support-how
about coming to work for the Red Hook WiFi project?
We are looking for a tech skilled person to:
-Lead the Digital Stewards
-Design and author local applications and solutions
-Troubleshoot difficult networking problems
-Have fun with us building technology that benefits our community!
Email: redhookwifi@
rhicenter.org
www.rhidigitalstewards.wordpress.com
www.rhicenter.org/ redhookwifi

42. NYC BigApps is an annual open
data software competition that
incentivizes innovative, free
mobile + web apps for New
Yorkers while improving City
transparency + access

43. Nearly 25 percent of New Yorkers live in a
household where no one owns a computer.
~78% of New Yorkers own a smartphone

44. Prizes
$150,000 in prizes. Win up to $60,000.
NYC BigApps 2013 Grand Prize - $35,000
Best Jobs +
Best Cleanweb
Best Healthy
Best Lifelong
Best
Economic
App
Living App
Learning App
Wildcard
App
Mobility Apps
$20,000
$20,000
$20,000
1ST PRIZE: $25,000
$5,000
2ND PRIZE: $15,000
3RD PRIZE: $10,000
Plus many other in-kind prizes and membership in the Founders' Network

45. Exciting, New 2013 Features
BigApps 2013 was run accelerator-style, providing intensive resources and feedback
to teams creating technologies that solve major City problems
Solve NYC’s most
pressing BigIssues
Find amazing partners
+ receive feedback on
CollabFinder
Transform newly
released
Public + Private Data
Attend top open
innovation
Events
Access top advisors,
investors + city
officials
Win Big Prizes +
join the exclusive
Founder’s Network

46. JEM Strategic Partners
With the help of our strategic partners, BigApps 2013 was able to bring together
the public, private and non-profit sector.

47. JEM Events
Over the 2.5 month competition, BigApps held 13+ events, including an evening
meetup and weekend hackathon for Jobs and Economic Mobility
Winners at the JEM Hackathon at New Work City April 20-21, 2013
JEM Meetup at Robinhood headquarters – April 10, 2013

48. JEM winning teams
In addition to the cash prize, winning JEM teams can receive up to $20,000 in
following-on funding + access to the BigApps Founder’s Network.

50. Criminal
Justice

72. From Smart Cities
to
Smart Communities
Using technology for civic innovation
in local communities
Nathan Storey: @npstorey
PediaCities: @PediaCities
nyc.PediaCities.com
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2013

73. Know Your City
Explore With Data!

74. 80,000
NYC Eighth Graders
Choose from
400 Public High
Schools to apply to

75. API
Six new apps and websites to help NYC
students and parents choose schools.

76. nycdoe.pediacities.com

77. Tools for Smart Communities
provide feedback mechanisms.

78. Data for Smart Communities
1.
High quality,
curated data
that
addresses
real needs.
2.
3.
Validation from Continuous
local experts.
feedback
loop.

79. Building solutions for Smarter Communities.
Get in contact to discuss what kind of APIs your
community needs.
nathan.storey@pediacities.com
@npstorey @PediaCities

80. Panel
#InnovateNYC
Andrew Raseij, Moderator
Founder, Personal Democracy Media and Chairman, NY Tech Meetup
Gale Brewer
Manhattan Borough President
Mark Headd
Chief Data Officer, City of Philadelphia
Carole Post
EVP, New York Law School and Fmr. Commissioner, DoITT
Andrew Nicklin
Fmr. Director of R&D, DoITT
#TalkingTransition

81. #InnovateNYC
Presented by
Shankar Prasad @ProfSPrasad
Co-Founder @thegovlab
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103. #InnovateNYC
Thank You!
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104. 21st Century City:
The Social Impact of
Data & Technology