Civic hacknight #361 VIRTUAL - DiscoTech: Discussing Technology in our City

• Topic:
  DiscoTech: Discussing Technology in our City

This is the first in a new discussion series on technology in our city, with City staff who work in technology services. Staff share an overview of some of City Council’s priorities and facilitate an open-ended discussion afterwards.

• Speakers:

Members of the City of Toronto’s Connected Community’s team:

• Nabeel Ahmed (he/him) is a Management Consultant in the Technology Services Division at the City of Toronto. His work focuses on the City's Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework and initiatives to advance data governance at the City.

• Hamish Goodwin (he/him) is a Registered Professional Planner with expertise in public policy at the intersection of Intelligent Communities, Urban Planning, and Municipal Regulation.

• Alex Lougheed (he/him). Alex is a technology and digital government advisor. Prior to joining the City, he worked for the Ontario government where he helped found their digital government and digital innovation unit initiatives.

• Michel Mersereau (he/him). Michel’s work focuses on the role of the internet in facilitating the delivery of public and essential services, and the broader civic policy implications emerging from social-technological interdependencies. He’s also a sessional instructor at the University of Toronto’s iSchool.

• Check-in details:

Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85847811289?pwd=THhwOEQvTlh5R3QvbWxha25xTWdGUT09
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• Accessibility:

We're exploring ways to make our online hacknights more accessible. At the moment we provide video and audio of the presentation through Zoom and automated closed captioning through Rev.com.

• About Us:

Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!

• Agenda:

7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups

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