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4:03 pm on March 4, 2010 · broadband (121), fcc (92), google (23)

Technology Policy Institute – The FCC’s National Broadband Plan: The Early Reaction

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Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, Washington DC

The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy and the Technology Policy Institute have convened experts from industry, academia and government to provide an early reaction to the FCC’s  National Broadband Plan, scheduled to be released on March 17.  The participants will focus on the following major questions:

What are the plan’s effects on innovation and investment?

What are the plan’s effects on penetration to underserved populations?

via Technology Policy Institute – The FCC’s National Broadband Plan: The Early Reaction.

5:19 am on December 16, 2009 · cuny (4), google (23), nyc (130), tech (2), verizon (11)

New York Technology Council launches

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The New York Technology Council was founded by Donn Morrill, Paul Ellis and Ted Brown. Brown is executive director of the CUNY Institute of Software Design and Development and has spear-headed a program to place CUNY students into local technology internships by providing 1/3 of their pay, up to $1,000.

The organization is also working closely with New York City Council Member Gale Brewer, the chair of the Committee on Technology in Government who said, “we are always looking for ways to make this city more tech friendly to business.”On the business side, the New York Technology Council has secured Google, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Verizon as sponsors, and are working with IBM to finalize an official partnership.

In the short term, the goal is better coordination between the businesses, government and academic institutions already present in the city of New York.

via NYConvergence – A digest of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut digital media technology news: New York Technology Council Sets Ambitious Goals.