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2020 Q4 Status Update

Digital Marin continues to have good momentum as 2020 draws to a close. The Executive Steering Committee (ESC) is working to establish teams to lead community outreach, the consultants, Magellan Advisors, are collecting data on current assets, and the GoDigitalMarin.org website is live. The project is about a month behind the original schedule, but we...

Collaboration to identify and eliminate gaps in ‘Digital Divide’

The County of Marin is part of a new cross-sector effort to develop a countywide strategic plan to address local internet access and digital equity gaps. The project, called Digital Marin, will look beyond infrastructure needs and identify opportunities for data sharing, efficiencies, resiliency, and digital service improvements. The plan will outline projects and initiatives...

Digital Marin December ESC Meeting

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on December 10, 2020. Committee spoke about survey design, assembling work groups, and time line for surveys to be out to the different sectors and communities. Watch the video below and see notes here.

Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - December 10, 2020

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on December 10. At this meeting members worked on the organizing the work groups. Watch the meeting Read the meeting notes and slides Executive Steering Committee meeting – Dec 10, 2020

Marin Manager's Association

The Marin Manager's Association (MMA) has been established to allow City Manager to meet with county and special district administrators to share information, solve overlapping programs, debate public policy options and take recommended actions as warranted. The MMA is a fairly informal group with no bylaws, is not incorporated, and choose a president and vice...

Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - November 23, 2020

The Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee held a meeting on November 23, 2020. The committee shared updates on the work groups. They also discussed survey design and shared ideas on how to make it accessible and have transparency in the process. Watch the meeting Read the meeting notes and slides Executive Steering Committee meeting –...

Communities begin forming in December 2020

Digital Marin is a community-driven planning process. Part of the outreach process is to establish "communities of interest" groups for these general focus areas: Business & Economic Development Education Government & Emergency Management Healthcare & Community Based Organizations Internet / Communication / Technology Providers Planning, Transportation, Public Works Residents These groups will reach out to...

Welcome to Digital Marin

Digital Marin is a planning effort to better understand the digital needs and vision of our residents, communities, schools, public agencies, and business sectors. The plan will outline projects and initiatives to help us reach these goals: Everyone has access to high speed internet and knows how to use it; Public agencies, non-profits, and non-governmental...

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Digital Marin Executive Steering Committee meeting - November 12, 2020

At their November 12, 2020 meeting, the Executive Steering Committee reviewed: Overview of the Digital Marin project Project’s goals Role of the working group Approach for seeking outreach from stakeholders Watch the meeting https://youtu.be/IGG5XNphnfg Read the meeting notes and slides Executive Steering Committee meeting – Nov 12, 2020

Planning process

Goals The Digital Marin plan will outline projects and initiatives to help us reach these goals: Everyone has access to high speed internet and knows how to use it; Public agencies, non-profits, and non-governmental organizations share data, where appropriate, to better serve our communities; Opportunities are highlighted for more efficient, transparent, and customer-oriented cross-jurisdictional and...

Glossary

Numeric 4G Fourth generation mobile broadband technology, used by smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices to access the web. 5G Fifth generation mobile broadband technology, used by smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices to access the web. B Bandwidth The amount of data transmitted in a given amount of time; usually measured in...

Healthcare and community-based organizations

About This team represented the interests and needs of health, human, and community based organizations to identify collaborations, and support their digital initiatives for our communities. The Heath and Community Based Organizations team members are: Chandra Alexandre, Community Action Marin Charis Baz, Marin County Health and Human Services Diana D Lopez, Marin County Free Library-...

Business and economic development

About The Business and Economic Development team represented the interests and needs of Marin's business sectors. They ensured the needs of business sectors such as retail, travel, personal services, etc., are integrated into the Digital Marin plan. This team also identified opportunities for digital initiatives that support economic development now and into the future. This...

Residents

About This team represented the interests and needs of Marin's residents and diverse communities. They worked to understand these needs and ensure that they are considered in the planning process. The Residents team members included: Bruce Vogen, Marin Broadband Matters Chloe Sladden, Bolinas-Stinson Broadband Connectivity Committee Frank Leahy, Salesforce Greg Knell, Breakpoint Sales Kingston Cole,...

Internet, communication, and technology providers

About This team worked with the County's current and potential providers. They studied current and planned infrastructure and services. One aim of this team was to remove unnecessary roadblocks and challenges that prevent important services from being provided to County residents and businesses. This team members included: Andrew LeBlanc, County of Marin Bruce Vogen, Resident...

Planning, transportation, and public works

About This team represented the interests and needs of organizations that provide our communities’ infrastructure and systems. They identified potential collaborations and synergies to increase the speed of solutions and improve communications and services. The Planning, Transportation, and Public Works team members included: Andrew Davidson, City of Sausalito Derek McGill, Transportation Authority of Marin Eli...

Education

About The Education team represented the interests and needs of K through 12 and higher education. This team investigated digital support for students, teachers, and administrators. They also delved into the use of digital tools that enable collaboration and efforts to increase digital literacy. The Education team members included: Abbie Ridenour, Marin Promise Partnership...

Partner organizations

Thank you to all the partner organizations that support the Digital Marin project. Add your organization to our team If you represent a local government agency, NGO, business association, or community group, please send us a message on the form below and we will have someone contact you to discuss how you would like to...

Government and emergency management

About This team represented the interests and needs of Marin County and its cities, towns, special districts, and other public agencies. They worked with these groups individually and in collaboration with each other on cross-jurisdictional opportunities. Another key aim of this team was to ensure Marin has resilient communications and improve our emergency preparedness and...

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