Mayor Daley Announces the Smart Communities: Chicago Digital Excellence Initiative
Ernest Sanders
Published: December 21, 2009
Mayor Richard M. Daley accompanied with Federal Communication Commission Chairman, Julius Genachowski and host of other civic and community leaders unveiled the Smart Communities Digital Excellence Initiative aimed at reducing the digital divide in Chicago. This initiative is currently piloted in Auburn Gresham, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Humboldt Park, and Pilsen.
Read more here of the Smart Communities Master Plan: A Platform for Participation and Innovation.
Click on the links below to see local print and digital media coverage of this historic unveiling.
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
NBC 5 News
WGN News