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Neighborhood & Community Portal Project

Neighborhood & Community Portal Project. Interim Portal Development Plan May-Nov 2007. What is a “Community Portal”?. Community portals present local content, community link directories, community event calendars, and more.

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Neighborhood & Community Portal Project

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  1. Neighborhood & Community Portal Project Interim Portal Development Plan May-Nov 2007

  2. What is a “Community Portal”? Community portals present local content, community link directories, community event calendars, and more. They are designed in the public interest to make community content more accessible. —DoWire, Democracy.org

  3. Example of a Regional Portal (Ontario) “…a partnership between business, government, community organizations and community members…

  4. Level II: Neighborhood Info • ….created to leverage the benefits of information and communications technologies (ICT) for the cities of Coquitlam and Port Moody (Ontario, Canada)”

  5. What is a “Civic Garden”*? • A select group of public sector websites, online applications, and resources that all Minneapolis residents can access via the Community & Neighborhood Portals. • Residents need not be subscribers or customers of the USIW network to access the portal pages or any of the civic garden content! • * Previously called the “walled garden”

  6. Sample Civic Garden Content Limited, Free Access Full Internet Access

  7. Initial Portal & Civic Garden Development

  8. Initial Portal Strategy (v1.0) There will be six “regional” portals at network launch (winter 2007). Interim portal pages will link to existing community and neighborhood websites and resources…

  9. 6 build-out regions within the City; 6 semi-customized Portal pages

  10. Civic Garden Content • --What is appropriate content for the “civic garden” ? • --Who will select the initial civic garden content? • --How can community leaders & residents participate in this project?

  11. Civic Garden Content An online community information channel… • Civic Garden content must serve the public interest, (non-commercial/non-partisan) and provide access to essential public services and information.

  12. Civic Garden Content • --The Digital Inclusion Coalition & Task Force reports provide a comprehensive list of websites (from public meetings in 2005-06) • --Community input gathered at current public meetings will be forwarded to DIF advisors for review • -- Residents can submit links and ideas for future civic garden content via the City’s website

  13. Who selects & approves initial civic garden content? • A Portal Policy Committee (comprised of Digital Inclusion Task Force members and City residents) is currently developing content & advertising guidelines-- and will select initial Civic Garden websites and content.

  14. How is the City engaging the community in this project? • --Solicit community input at seven City-sponsored public meetings and via an online /offline survey • -- Meet with DIF Advisors to share community ideas and feedback • --Work closely with USIW to implement the Portals in advance of network launch

  15. Future Plans The goal of this project is to ensure that over time, every Minneapolis neighborhood will have a presence on the Wireless Minneapolis Community + Neighborhood Portal.

  16. Anywhere within the City with a wireless-equipped computer. (Signal strength will depend on many factors, i.e. inside or outside, etc.) • How Can Minneapolis Residents Access the Portal? At city libraries and community technology centers-- or using your home computer.

  17. The City/USIW contract stipulates that 5% of the City’s geographic area have limited-time, free Internet access… • What if I can’t afford an account, or I want to “test drive” the network? Outdoor public spaces such as parks, plazas and “commons” areas will become designated free WIFI zones (2008).

  18. Ongoing Portal Development Sustainability • --Develop long term plan to identify, • engage, support, & train community content producers, and manage portal ad sales /sponsorships • --Identify additional revenue opportunities to support the project

  19. Timeline • May-June 2007 Civic Garden sites selected & approved (DIF Board) Citywide community meeting held (CE Team) Regional community meetings scheduled (CE Team) “Acceptable Use” Guidelines Approved (DIF Board) • June-July 2007 Community meetings held in Phase 1 & 2 neighborhoods Community portals launched: Phase 1 & 2 August-Sept. 2007 Community meetings held in Phase 3 & 4 neighborhoods Community portals launched: Phase 3 & 4 Sept- Oct 2007 Community meetings held in Phase 5 & 6 neighborhoods Community portals launched: Phase 5 & 6 November 2007 All portal sites and civic garden links operational Sustainability Plan Completed

  20. Community Meetings

  21. Keep up with Wireless Minneapolis News & Information: • http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/wirelessminneapolis Or contact the City’s Communications Department: wireless@ci.minneapolis.mn.us Phone: 612-673-2491

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