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The DEST team was established to support the delivery of projects funded through the $208 M American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment package. Specifically, DEST creates and implements a unique and comprehensive performance and data management strategy.

Smart City PDX Program seeks Community Leads to apply for our Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Deadline to apply is Sept. 14, 2023 at 5 p.m.

Smart City PDX wants to engage community leaders and equity experts in our program development and ongoing operation. Community leadership and equity expertise can come from a variety of lived experience.

At Portland City Council in May: Citywide Privacy and Information Protection Principles

Equity Consulting Advisors will play key roles to shape Smart City PDX programs.

The City of Portland is considering policies to regulate surveillance technologies in 2020. This post describes facial recognition and why city governments are considering regulation.

Distributed sensors, also known as Internet of Things or IoT, have the potential to create new data. These data may help address a variety of questions we try to solve in city operations. Recycling of small electronics used in connected sensors is not very feasible though.

Portland continues to be a national leader by prioritizing data privacy and digital equity in its Smart City work.

Privacy assessments are tools that increase transparency and accountability and enhance the level of public trust in city operations. Smart City PDX offers privacy assessments as a service to all City of Portland offices and bureaus.

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.

Model legislation prioritizes racial equity and data privacy, serves public need and builds trust for stewardship of public data.

Smart City project goal: Make Portland a place where data and technology are used more efficiently to improve lives, especially for those Portlanders in underserved communities.

More than 50 organizations applied to participate in the initial pilot project, requesting more than 3500 devices for the community members they serve. Narrowing down the recipient list to 10 organizations was a difficult task.

The City of Portland’s Open Data Program celebrates the international open data day with a series of presentations about city programs, geographic information systems, open standards, data governance, and more.

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.