Interim Portal Development Plan

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Neighborhood Community Portal Project

• Interim Portal Development Plan
• May-Nov 2007

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What is a Community Portal?

• Community portals present local content,
  community link directories, community event
  calendars, and more.
• They are designed in the public interest to make
  community content more accessible.
• DoWire, Democracy.org

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Example of a Regional Portal (Ontario)

• a partnership between business, government,
  community organizations and community members

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Level II Neighborhood Info

• .created to leverage the benefits of
  information and communications technologies (ICT)
  for the cities of Coquitlam and Port Moody
  (Ontario, Canada)

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What is a Civic Garden?

• A select group of public sector websites, online
  applications, and resources that all Minneapolis
  residents can access via the Community
  Neighborhood Portals.
• Residents need not be subscribers or customers
  of the USIW network to access the portal pages or
  any of the civic garden content!
• Previously called the walled garden

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Sample Civic Garden Content
Limited, Free Access
Full Internet Access
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• Initial Portal Civic Garden Development

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Initial Portal Strategy (v1.0)
There will be six regional portals at network
launch (winter 2007). Interim portal pages will
link to existing community and neighborhood
websites and resources
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6 build-out regions within the City 6
semi-customized Portal pages
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Civic Garden Content

• --What is appropriate content for the civic
  garden ?
• --Who will select the initial civic garden
  content?
• --How can community leaders residents
  participate in this project?

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Civic Garden Content An online community
information channel

• Civic Garden content must serve the public
  interest, (non-commercial/non-partisan) and
  provide access to essential public services and
  information.

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Civic Garden Content

• --The Digital Inclusion Coalition Task Force
  reports provide a comprehensive list of websites
  (from public meetings in 2005-06)
• --Community input gathered at current public
  meetings will be forwarded to DIF advisors for
  review
• -- Residents can submit links and ideas for
  future civic garden content via the Citys website

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Who selects approves initial civic garden
content?

• A Portal Policy Committee (comprised of Digital
  Inclusion Task Force members and City residents)
  is currently developing content advertising
  guidelines-- and will select initial Civic
  Garden websites and content.

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How is the City engaging the community in this
project?

• --Solicit community input at seven
  City-sponsored public meetings and via an online
  /offline survey
• -- Meet with DIF Advisors to share community
  ideas and feedback
• --Work closely with USIW to implement the
  Portals in advance of network launch

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Future Plans
The goal of this project is to ensure that over
time, every Minneapolis neighborhood will have a
presence on the Wireless Minneapolis Community
Neighborhood Portal.
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• How Can Minneapolis Residents Access the Portal?

Anywhere within the City with a wireless-equipped
computer. (Signal strength will depend on many
factors, i.e. inside or outside, etc.)
At city libraries and community technology
centers-- or using your home computer.
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• What if I cant afford an account, or I want to
  test drive the network?

The City/USIW contract stipulates that 5 of the
Citys geographic area have limited-time, free
Internet access
Outdoor public spaces such as parks, plazas and
commons areas will become designated free WIFI
zones (2008).
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Sustainability
Ongoing Portal Development

• --Develop long term plan to identify,
• engage, support, train community content
  producers, and manage portal ad sales
  /sponsorships
• --Identify additional revenue opportunities to
  support the project

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Timeline

• May-June 2007
• Civic Garden sites selected approved (DIF
  Board)
• Citywide community meeting held (CE Team)
• Regional community meetings scheduled (CE Team)
• Acceptable Use Guidelines Approved (DIF Board)
• June-July 2007
• Community meetings held in Phase 1 2
  neighborhoods
• Community portals launched Phase 1 2
• August-Sept. 2007
• Community meetings held in Phase 3 4
  neighborhoods
• Community portals launched Phase 3 4
• Sept- Oct 2007
• Community meetings held in Phase 5 6
  neighborhoods
• Community portals launched Phase 5 6
• November 2007
• All portal sites and civic garden links
  operational
• Sustainability Plan Completed

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Community Meetings
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