Burlington Leads the Way in Innovative Community Internet Applications - Civic Cloud PC

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Leaders in Burlington's community media and civic hacking movement join local government leaders to announce the launch of the Civic Cloud--a platform for public, non-commercial Internet applications and digital creative works.

Marking the 30th anniversary of cable access TV and community media in Burlington, members of the Civic Cloud Collaborative look ahead to the next generation in public, educational, and government access to the Internet.

Civic Cloud Collaborative members representing CCTV Center for Media & Democracy, Big Heavy World, Code for BTV, Laboratory B, VCAM, and RETN are joined by community supporters from The Generator, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington's Community & Economic Development Office, the University of Vermont, and Burlington Telecom.

The Speaker Line Up

LG Davitian - 30th Anniversary/ Looking Ahead
Bradley Holt - Next Generation Innovation
Jim Lockridge - Application
Rubi Simon, Fletcher Free Library - Why Library is involved with civic hacking (cloud application)
Nate Wildfire, CEDO - US Ignite, future of Gigabit City
Michael Metz, The Generator - Natural Partner
Dan Harvey, UVM - Supporting Innovation
Seth Mobley, Vermont Access Network/ VCAM

Lauren-Glenn Davitian, founder of CCTV and national leader in community media: “The Civic Cloud is the first project of its kind in the nation. For the past 30 years, community access TV channels have opened the doors to local government, provided an electronic soap box for people with diverse opinions, and laid the ground work for the participatory culture we applaud today. The Civic Cloud will employ Burlington Telecom’s gigabit network to offer a variety of public uses: live public meeting coverage and concerts, multi-user educational gaming, nonprofit web portals, and new applications that support civic engagement and community productivity.”

Bradley Holt of Code for BTV: “The Civic Cloud is the next step in Burlington’s evolution as a sustainable and resilient community. The project will enable the people of Burlington to control their digital destiny, power the next chapter of community and economic development in the City, keep digital dollars in local circulation and provide a powerful electronic platform to power the social economy.”

Burlington Telecom’s fully fiber optic network now operates at gigabit speeds, facilitating a partnership with US Ignite to become a test bed for the development of next-generation Internet applications. The Civic Cloud is a centerpiece of this initiative.”

For more information: Lauren-Glenn Davitian, CCTV
davitian@cctv.org 802.862.1645 x12 or 802.777.7542

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