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Digital Marin holds workshop for all communities

On June 10, 2021, the Digital Marin project held a workshop for all communities together. Liza Massey, CIO of Marin County led the meeting with help from Rebecca Woodbury, formerly from the City of San Rafael and current Digital Marin Volunteer. The group did two interactive polls and used Jamboard as a landing place for...

Digital Marin talks Emergency Broadband Benefit on KWMR's Epicenter

On June 10, 2021 County of Marin CIO and Digital Marin founder Liza Massey was interviewed on Epicenter about the Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB). In Marin County 82% of residents rate their internet as only fair or poor. During the pandemic shelter at home 41% of parents polled understood how to help their children...

Education Working Group reviews findings

On June 3, 2021, the Education Work Group met to review the findings of their outreach efforts. Highlights include: Increasing digital literacy training for parents and teachers Removing barriers to connectivity and digital access, at home and at school Student Information Systems - Need for proactive data infrastructure + capacity for tracking digital needs of student...

Planning, Transportation and Public Works working group reviews findings

On June 2, 2021, the Planning, Transportation, and Public Works Work Group met to review the findings of their outreach efforts. Highlights include: Supporting countywide permitting system Monitor rollout of bikeshare (to be reworded) Virtual public engagement How to get information in an emergency Watch the meeting Read the meeting notes and slides Planning, Transportation...

Healthcare and Community Based Organizations working group reviews findings

On June 4, 2021, the Healthcare and Community Based Organizations Work Group met to review the findings of their outreach efforts. Highlights include: Improving digital apps and supporting processes Increasing digital literacy training Removing barriers to digital access Meeting recipients’ capabilities & comfort levels Addressing privacy and security concerns Watch the meeting Read the meeting...

Residents working group reviews findings

On June 4, 2021, the Residents' Work Group met to review the findings of their outreach efforts. Significant needs discussed include: Digital equity Digital literacy Privacy and security Safety Watch the meeting Read the meeting notes and slides Residents Working Group meeting – June 14, 2021

Government and Emergency Management working group reviews findings

On April 27, 2021, the Government and Emergency Management working group held a meeting to review the findings of their outreach efforts. The core needs identified were: 6 Most Significant Needs (draft) High Speed Internet Everywhere! Digital Interconnectivity Leadership and Collaboration Digital Training More Resources Resiliency Watch the meeting https://youtu.be/lgIo1TM26cE Read the meeting notes and...

Business and Economic Development working group reviews findings

On June 3, 2021, the Business and Economic Development Work Group met to review the findings of their outreach efforts. Highlights include: Businesses are willing to provide free wi-fi around their business if they could get high quality broadband for a reasonable price Poor and spotty broadband availability is curtailing business growth in Marin Digital...

Bridging the digital divide in a post-pandemic Marin

Before the pandemic cities across the US and the world were successfully taking control of their digital futures. Building and ensuring community-wide access to the high-speed, low-cost broadband internet required for full access to community, opportunity, and resources in the twenty-first century. With the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel now in sight,...

Commission on Aging Annual Forum

In honor of Marin County’s older adults and in observance of national Older Americans Month, the Marin County Commission on Aging presented a free webinar addressing the power of connection in supporting older adults’ health and well-being. “Is There a Doctor in the House? Telehealth & Bridging the Digital Divide” was held on Thursday, May 27, 2021...

Healthcare and Community Based Organizations working group kicks off

The Healthcare and Community Based Organizations Working Group held their kickoff on February 24, 2021. This meeting included participants from: County of Marin Marin Community Foundation EMF Safety Network Kaiser Permanente Parent Services Project In-home Services Public Authority Digital Marin Residents team Watch the meeting Read the meeting notes and slides Healthcare and Community Based...

Marin wrestles with broadband internet disconnect

Happy isn’t the word Marin residents would use to describe their internet service. Of the 671 people completing the survey that closes Friday, only 11% indicated they were satisfied with how fast and reliable their internet service is. When asked if they would pay if it were more reliable or faster, a quarter of those...

Business and Economic Development Focus Group Deck

Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - April 15, 2021

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on April 15, 2021. The committee shared updates from the Work Groups including: Government and Emergency Management Education Internet, communications, and technology providers Planning, Transportation, and Public Works. Michael Frank gave a presentation, included in the slide deck, about Government and Emergency Management data analysis. Watch...

Executive Steering Committee

About The Executive Steering Committee (ESC) is the chief decision making body of the Digital Marin project. This team reviews the products of the Digital Marin staff and subcommittees, and will ultimately approve the final product. The ESC was formed to ensure Marin's digital future was considered from a very broad base of communities and...

2021 Q1 Status Update

An explosion of data is coming in now that the surveys, focus groups, and interviews are all going full speed. The outreach is working as we planned. We’ve uncovered more community connections and are finding additional allies. While the level of participation from business owners is less than we hoped, we understand that they are...

Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - March 18, 2021

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on March 18, 2021. After announcements, each community gave an update. As of March 18, all community groups have held their kick-off meetings. New community emails and progress dashboards have been created for each group in the Teams application. Watch the meeting Read the meeting notes...

Education Focus Group Deck

How’s business? Digital Marin surveys businesses on internet access

As part of robust outreach and data collection efforts, the Digital Marin project is seeking feedback from Marin’s Business Community via an online survey in English and Spanish. It includes questions about access, quality, use of the internet, and the ability to successfully run a business where communication and access to information are increasingly done via the internet, websites, applications, and...

Planning, Transportation and Public Works Working Group February 26, 2021

On February 26, 2021, the Planning, Transportation, and Public Works Working Group met, facilitated by Elise Semonian, Planning Director in San Anselmo. Elise, along with Marin County Digital Marin volunteer Rebecca Woodbury, shared an overview of the Digital Marin project, the project’s goals, the role of the working group, and the approach for seeking outreach from stakeholders. ...

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