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City staff share local efforts on responsible data governance and equity-centered tech policy
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The Smart City PDX team and the office of Equity and Human Rights have released two more privacy impact assessments. Portland Police Bureau Body worn cameras and Office of Violence Prevention’s case management system: Apricot360.
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Members of the public are invited to provide feedback by April 30, 2024.
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A summary of the events done in November and December 2023 on effective public participation in surveillance technologies.
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The Smart City PDX program is coordinating activities to inform about surveillance technologies. These events are also to co-create the City of Portland’s surveillance technologies inventory. This inventory will collect information about the surveillance technologies owned by city bureaus.
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The Smart City PDX program wants to make the implementation of the surveillance technologies policy a community driven process.
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In a unanimous vote on Feb. 1, 2023, Portland City Council passed a resolution to create a citywide inventory of surveillance technologies and implement privacy impact assessments in procurement processes.
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Developed with and for the community, the surveillance policy focuses on reducing harm to those most vulnerable to and harmed by surveillance technologies.
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The Smart City PDX program is releasing a zine for community outreach. This zine includes information about Digital Rights and Digital Justice. It also describes surveillance technologies, and some community experiences on Digital Justice.
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Policy public hearing delayed to February 2023; Surveillance Technologies policy refresher; Policy development and public involvement; Next steps and future work
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Portland’s City Council engaged in a work session on surveillance technologies and impact assessments. The session focused on the benefits of assessing the impacts and risks of technology.
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The Smart City PDX team is releasing a draft version of the surveillance technologies policy. This is the result of more than a year of participatory work with the community. This document is being reviewed for comments by City agencies. We are expecting to have a public hearing later this year.
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The City of Portland is hosting a series of public discussions and policy workshops to inform key policy areas for a citywide ordinance on the use of surveillance technologies in Portland.
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Smart City PDX partnered with Familias en Acción in Fall 2021 to deliver an interactive workshop on actions and resources to prepare for wildfire emergencies and smoke impacts.
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This event will start a series of public meetings to learn, share, and contribute to the development of the surveillance technologies policy.
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This work session aimed to provide the City Council with information and strategies to understand and mitigate impacts of surveillance technologies. There was a special emphasis on how local governments and communities have developed policies and strategies to regulate their use.
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The main purpose of this community event was to work collaboratively with community members interested in helping our Smart City PDX team to develop key components of the surveillance technologies policy.
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On October 9, 2021, the surveillance technologies policy development team organized a panel called "Meet the Experts: Learn about Digital Justice, Digital Rights, and Surveillance Technologies."
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The City of Portland needs a comprehensive surveillance technologies policy that guides the use and procurement of surveillance technologies.
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From the application process to technology kit distribution, there has been heartfelt appreciation for the City of Portland’s CARES Act Digital Divide project. This is the result of leadership from the community to design the project.
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