News archive
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Surveillance
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- Jul 28, 2023 Co-creating Portland’s surveillance technologies inventory with the community Jul 28, 2023
- Apr 4, 2023 Help us guide how the City’s surveillance technologies policy are implemented Apr 4, 2023
- Feb 28, 2023 Portland City Council unanimously passes a surveillance technologies policy Feb 28, 2023
- Nov 10, 2022 November updates Surveillance Technologies Policy Nov 10, 2022
- Oct 21, 2022 September 27 work session on Surveillance Technologies and impact assessments Oct 21, 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 September 2022 Surveillance Technologies Policy updates Sep 20, 2022
- May 11, 2022 On the road for the Surveillance Technologies Policy - May 2022 update May 11, 2022
- Feb 22, 2022 Help us build the City’s Surveillance Technologies Policy! Feb 22, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 City council work session on surveillance technologies and digital justice Jan 28, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 Summary from the co-design event on surveillance technologies on December 13, 2021 Jan 28, 2022
- Dec 3, 2021 Digital Justice advocates shares their views about surveillance technologies Dec 3, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 The City of Portland starts the work developing its surveillance policy Sep 10, 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 Portland opposes proposed CBP rulemaking to using FRT on international travelers Jan 28, 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 What does digital justice mean in Portland? Jan 28, 2021
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privacy
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- Jul 28, 2023 Co-creating Portland’s surveillance technologies inventory with the community Jul 28, 2023
- Feb 28, 2023 Portland City Council unanimously passes a surveillance technologies policy Feb 28, 2023
- Nov 10, 2022 November updates Surveillance Technologies Policy Nov 10, 2022
- Oct 21, 2022 September 27 work session on Surveillance Technologies and impact assessments Oct 21, 2022
- Oct 21, 2022 Download the Smart City PDX Digital Justice and Surveillance Technologies Zine Oct 21, 2022
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public participation
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- Jul 28, 2023 Co-creating Portland’s surveillance technologies inventory with the community Jul 28, 2023
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survey
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- Jul 28, 2023 Co-creating Portland’s surveillance technologies inventory with the community Jul 28, 2023
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Events
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- May 7, 2023 Exploring the City of Portland 2023 open data day – Open Data Disco Tech May 7, 2023
- May 7, 2023 Learning at the City of Portland 2023 open data day - presentations May 7, 2023
- Mar 23, 2023 Exploring the City of Portland open datasets for Disco Tech 2023 Mar 23, 2023
- Oct 21, 2022 September 27 work session on Surveillance Technologies and impact assessments Oct 21, 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 September 2022 Surveillance Technologies Policy updates Sep 20, 2022
- Apr 13, 2022 Open data day 2022 celebration in the City of Portland Apr 13, 2022
- Mar 11, 2022 El Aire que Respiramos / The Air we Breathe Mar 11, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 Summary from the co-design event on surveillance technologies on December 13, 2021 Jan 28, 2022
- Apr 14, 2021 City of Portland Open data day 2021 celebration Apr 14, 2021
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Open Data
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- May 7, 2023 Exploring the City of Portland 2023 open data day – Open Data Disco Tech May 7, 2023
- May 7, 2023 Learning at the City of Portland 2023 open data day - presentations May 7, 2023
- Mar 23, 2023 Exploring the City of Portland open datasets for Disco Tech 2023 Mar 23, 2023
- Apr 13, 2022 Open data day 2022 celebration in the City of Portland Apr 13, 2022
- Apr 14, 2021 City of Portland Open data day 2021 celebration Apr 14, 2021
- Oct 5, 2018 City-wide Open Data Workgroup starts Oct 5, 2018
- Oct 2, 2018 Privacy and data protection priorities expand for cities Oct 2, 2018
- Sep 30, 2018 Portland City Council attends work session on privacy and data protection Sep 30, 2018
- May 3, 2018 City of Portland Becomes 4th Major City to Achieve Platinum Certification for Open Data Efforts May 3, 2018
- May 17, 2017 Portland’s New Open Data Policy will Improve Public Trust and Build Civic Engagement May 17, 2017
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Community event
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- Apr 4, 2023 Help us guide how the City’s surveillance technologies policy are implemented Apr 4, 2023
- Mar 23, 2023 Exploring the City of Portland open datasets for Disco Tech 2023 Mar 23, 2023
- Jan 28, 2022 Summary from the co-design event on surveillance technologies on December 13, 2021 Jan 28, 2022
- Dec 3, 2021 Digital Justice advocates shares their views about surveillance technologies Dec 3, 2021
- Dec 3, 2018 Privacy and information valued as a step forward to creating privacy rights for Portlanders Dec 3, 2018
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Policy
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- Feb 28, 2023 Portland City Council unanimously passes a surveillance technologies policy Feb 28, 2023
- Nov 10, 2022 November updates Surveillance Technologies Policy Nov 10, 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 September 2022 Surveillance Technologies Policy updates Sep 20, 2022
- Feb 22, 2022 Help us build the City’s Surveillance Technologies Policy! Feb 22, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 City council work session on surveillance technologies and digital justice Jan 28, 2022
- Sep 22, 2021 Report on the use of Face Recognition Technologies by City of Portland bureaus Sep 22, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 The City of Portland starts the work developing its surveillance policy Sep 10, 2021
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digital literacy
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- Oct 21, 2022 Download the Smart City PDX Digital Justice and Surveillance Technologies Zine Oct 21, 2022
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surveillance
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- Oct 21, 2022 Download the Smart City PDX Digital Justice and Surveillance Technologies Zine Oct 21, 2022
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Privacy
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- Sep 20, 2022 September 2022 Surveillance Technologies Policy updates Sep 20, 2022
- May 11, 2022 On the road for the Surveillance Technologies Policy - May 2022 update May 11, 2022
- Feb 22, 2022 Help us build the City’s Surveillance Technologies Policy! Feb 22, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 Smart City PDX comments to the OSTP biometric information RFI Jan 28, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 City council work session on surveillance technologies and digital justice Jan 28, 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 Summary from the co-design event on surveillance technologies on December 13, 2021 Jan 28, 2022
- Dec 3, 2021 Digital Justice advocates shares their views about surveillance technologies Dec 3, 2021
- Sep 22, 2021 Report on the use of Face Recognition Technologies by City of Portland bureaus Sep 22, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 The City of Portland starts the work developing its surveillance policy Sep 10, 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 What does digital justice mean in Portland? Jan 28, 2021
- Sep 10, 2020 City Council approves ordinances banning use of facial recognition technologies by City of Portland bureaus and by private entities in public spaces Sep 10, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 City of Portland proposes a ban on private use of face recognition technologies Sep 3, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 Poly DiscoTech community event addressed face recognition technologies Aug 4, 2020
- Dec 4, 2019 What is facial recognition and why is the City of Portland trying to regulate it? Dec 4, 2019
- Dec 3, 2018 Privacy and information valued as a step forward to creating privacy rights for Portlanders Dec 3, 2018
- Oct 2, 2018 Privacy and data protection priorities expand for cities Oct 2, 2018
- Sep 30, 2018 Portland City Council attends work session on privacy and data protection Sep 30, 2018
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reports
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- May 11, 2022 On the road for the Surveillance Technologies Policy - May 2022 update May 11, 2022
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Digital Rights
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- May 3, 2022 Portland stands for Digital and Human Rights in response to the war in Ukraine May 3, 2022
- Jan 28, 2021 What does digital justice mean in Portland? Jan 28, 2021
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Air-quality
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- Mar 11, 2022 El Aire que Respiramos / The Air we Breathe Mar 11, 2022
- Oct 5, 2020 State Scoop: Government needs better air-quality messaging, not more data, says Portland official Oct 5, 2020
- Nov 5, 2019 Minimizing IoT sensor electronic waste through innovative procurement Nov 5, 2019
- Jun 27, 2018 The story of sensors, a compelling story of how cities can leverage procurement for sustainability Jun 27, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Future Structure: Air quality sensor pilot offers lessons for other IoT Installations Apr 3, 2018
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Equity
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- Mar 11, 2022 El Aire que Respiramos / The Air we Breathe Mar 11, 2022
- Jan 12, 2022 Introducing Community Leads cohort Jan 12, 2022
- Aug 27, 2021 An opportunity for community leaders Aug 27, 2021
- Feb 12, 2021 Connecting BIPOC communities to technology Feb 12, 2021
- Jan 19, 2021 Celebrating our COVID-19 digital divide response team and community partners Jan 19, 2021
- Nov 25, 2020 Announcing Technology Kit partners Nov 25, 2020
- May 7, 2020 Announcing first community organizations for Digital Divide Chromebook pilot May 7, 2020
- Oct 9, 2019 Meet your Smart City PDX Equity Consulting Advisors Oct 9, 2019
- Oct 9, 2019 Smart City PDX tests new model for engaging community leaders, equity experts Oct 9, 2019
- Jul 29, 2019 Smart City PDX launches Equity Consulting Advisors project Jul 29, 2019
- Sep 30, 2018 Portland City Council attends work session on privacy and data protection Sep 30, 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 Portland establishes itself as a national Smart Cities leader with the adoption of the Smart City PDX Priorities Framework Jun 28, 2018
- Jun 21, 2018 Portland City Council adopts Resolution establishing a Priorities Framework for the City of Portland’s Smart PDX Initiative Jun 21, 2018
- Apr 19, 2018 Smart City PDX puts people first in data and technology investments Apr 19, 2018
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Data Protection
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- Jan 28, 2022 Smart City PDX comments to the OSTP biometric information RFI Jan 28, 2022
- Oct 2, 2018 Privacy and data protection priorities expand for cities Oct 2, 2018
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Face Recognition
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- Sep 22, 2021 Report on the use of Face Recognition Technologies by City of Portland bureaus Sep 22, 2021
- Oct 7, 2020 Street Roots: As law enforcement scours social media, protesters are catching on Oct 7, 2020
- Sep 22, 2020 Wired: Portland's face-recognition ban is a new twist on 'Smart Cities' Sep 22, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 City Council approves ordinances banning use of facial recognition technologies by City of Portland bureaus and by private entities in public spaces Sep 10, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 City of Portland proposes a ban on private use of face recognition technologies Sep 3, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Opinion: A ban on facial-recognition software protects privacy, civil rights Feb 13, 2020
- Feb 11, 2020 City Council listens, learns from community on impacts of facial recognition Feb 11, 2020
- Dec 11, 2019 Developing a facial recognition policy in Portland Dec 11, 2019
- Dec 4, 2019 What is facial recognition and why is the City of Portland trying to regulate it? Dec 4, 2019
- Nov 25, 2019 Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech Nov 25, 2019
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Smart Cities
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- Aug 27, 2021 An opportunity for community leaders Aug 27, 2021
- Dec 6, 2019 World's Smartest Cities – The Newsweek Momentum Awards Dec 6, 2019
- Oct 9, 2019 Meet your Smart City PDX Equity Consulting Advisors Oct 9, 2019
- Oct 9, 2019 Smart City PDX tests new model for engaging community leaders, equity experts Oct 9, 2019
- Oct 2, 2018 Privacy and data protection priorities expand for cities Oct 2, 2018
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Digital Divide
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- Feb 12, 2021 Connecting BIPOC communities to technology Feb 12, 2021
- Jan 19, 2021 Celebrating our COVID-19 digital divide response team and community partners Jan 19, 2021
- Nov 25, 2020 Announcing Technology Kit partners Nov 25, 2020
- May 7, 2020 Announcing first community organizations for Digital Divide Chromebook pilot May 7, 2020
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Information Protection
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- Dec 4, 2019 What is facial recognition and why is the City of Portland trying to regulate it? Dec 4, 2019
- Dec 3, 2018 Privacy and information valued as a step forward to creating privacy rights for Portlanders Dec 3, 2018
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Sensors
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- Nov 5, 2019 Minimizing IoT sensor electronic waste through innovative procurement Nov 5, 2019
- Jun 27, 2018 The story of sensors, a compelling story of how cities can leverage procurement for sustainability Jun 27, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 govtech.com: Portland Launches Road Safety Sensor Pilot Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 zdnet.com: Portland kicks off smart city initiative with traffic sensor safety project Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 oregonlive.com: Portland hopes 'smart' sensors will help transportation officials make safer streets Jun 18, 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 kgw.com: City of Portland installs hundreds of traffic sensors Jun 18, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Future Structure: Air quality sensor pilot offers lessons for other IoT Installations Apr 3, 2018
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Sustainability
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- Nov 5, 2019 Minimizing IoT sensor electronic waste through innovative procurement Nov 5, 2019
- Jun 27, 2018 The story of sensors, a compelling story of how cities can leverage procurement for sustainability Jun 27, 2018
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Traffic Safety
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- Jun 19, 2018 govtech.com: Portland Launches Road Safety Sensor Pilot Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 zdnet.com: Portland kicks off smart city initiative with traffic sensor safety project Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 oregonlive.com: Portland hopes 'smart' sensors will help transportation officials make safer streets Jun 18, 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 kgw.com: City of Portland installs hundreds of traffic sensors Jun 18, 2018
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IoT
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- Apr 3, 2018 Future Structure: Air quality sensor pilot offers lessons for other IoT Installations Apr 3, 2018