The City’s surveillance technologies policy, passed by City Council last February, includes a directive to explore how to develop effective surveillance technologies oversight and effective public participation strategies.
Event details
This event will include:
- Overview of how other cities use and manage surveillance technologies and how the public provides input.
- Discussion about different forms of public participation and decision-making regarding surveillance technologies.
Your participation will inform future strategies, policies, and events on surveillance technologies oversight and effective public participation in Portland.
Event recording
Suggested reading material
- City of Portland Community and Civic Life Office page on Advisory Bodies
- City of Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission website
- City of Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission Bylaws and Establishing Ordinance
- City of Seattle Surveillance advisory working group
- City of San Francisco Privacy and Surveillance Advisory Board
- ACLU Community Control Over Policing Surveillance Model
- Ada Lovelace Institute Biometric Citizens Council - Recruitment process (page 15)
- Canadian Youth Assembly on Digital Rights and Safety
- NYC peoples’ Tech Assemblies
- New Orleans independent surveillance analysis
- Democratic Lottery
Accommodations
Please let us know as soon as possible if you need special accommodations, ASL or interpretation services. Please contact Smart City PDX or fill out the RSVP form.
About Smart City PDX
Smart City PDX is a program of the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The program's mission includes using data and technology responsibly to support a healthy, safe, more affordable and prosperous Portland for everyone.
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The City of Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights promotes equity and reduction of disparities within City government; it also works with community partners to promote equity and inclusion within Portland and throughout the region, producing measurable improvements and disparity reductions.
About Cascadia Partners
Cascadia Partners is a diverse team of mission-driven public engagement and urban planning specialists who facilitate meaningful and responsive planning and policy making processes using their technical expertise alongside input learned from communities who are most impacted.