*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** Scott Aikens was one of the co-founders of Minnesota E-Democracy back in 1994 (see his Phd <http://www.aikens.org/publications.htm>). Prior to his move to San Francisco he worked with Connecticut Public Broadcasting on their DTV related Mapping the Assets project. Steven Clift Democracies Online ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Scott Aikens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: KQED Civic Space Date sent: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:34:40 -0700 KQED Civic Space seeks your input in a discussion of public media in the digital age. KQED public broadcasting also seeks business and community alliances and partnerships to create new digital content for multiple media platforms. LEARN MORE --> http://www.kqed.org/civicspace To receive progress updates, simply reply to this message and request inclusion on the KQED Civic Space announcement list (this low-volume list is the best way to become part of the community). Alternatively, click here --> http://www.kqed.org/insidekqed/civicspace/participate.html Forward this to others that might be interested... -----KQED Civic Space---------------------------------------------- KQED PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENGAGES PUBLIC SECTOR AND BUSINESSES ON FUTURE OF DIGITAL AGE Northern California's Only Digital Public Broadcaster Launches Physical/Virtual "Civic Space" to Pave the Digital Road San Francisco, California, July 2, 2001 -- After broadcasting its first digital television signal last year, successfully completing the quiet phase of the Campaign for the Future, and rallying initial support from a variety of cultural and educational institutions, businesses, community organizations and other media, KQED Public Broadcasting has embarked on a new project called KQED Civic Space. The initiative will convene a series of live and online conversations where bold innovators and visionaries can share ideas and creativity about the future of media and the public sector in the digital age. KQED Civic Space is also an instrument for forging substantial new alliances and partnerships with organizations and businesses interested in maximizing the enormous potential of public media and KQED to create and distribute new digital content for multiple media platforms. -----KQED Civic Space---------------------------------------------- KQED has already struck a chord with organizations such as the Bay Area Video Coalition, The Tech Museum of Innovation, the Public Policy Institute of California and Santa Clara University. "The Bay Area Video Coalition is fully supportive of KQED in its efforts to extend the power of broadcast media to its constituents. As an organization that strives to broaden the voices of artists and non-profits via video and digital media, we are a natural partner for Civic Space," noted Sally Jo Fifer, outgoing executive director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) and incoming executive director of the Independent Television Service (ITVS). "With California's movement toward direct democracy, it is more important than ever that organizations like KQED expand their efforts to create an informed and active citizenry," said David W. Lyon, president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California. "Through KQED Civic Space, KQED is challenging all of us -- community groups and corporations alike -- to bring our diverse skills, resources, and visions to bear on the question of how to build a more connected community in the digital age." "As our most trusted media resource, KQED's leadership of efforts to develop digital programming can benefit our communities in numerous ways - from increasing the depth of content on topics of common interest, to extending the scope of educational programming for all sectors of our community," said James L. Koch, Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Society Santa Clara University. "The Bay Area enjoys a rich fabric of museums, theaters and other cultural resources and KQED's Civic Space initiative will open up new paths of collaboration and enliven old ones," noted Peter B. Giles, president and CEO of the Tech Museum of Innovation. ### ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
