Will Austin build transformative high-bandwidth applications?
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Last Thursday, Austin City Council voted unanimously to accept $145,000 in grant funding as part of US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities Program. This is an exciting development — one that can lead […]
Guest post: Recapping SXSW’s Crowdsourcing Justice panel
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The following is a guest post from Todd Hendricks, an Austin Tech Alliance professional member. There was no escaping politics this year. Erroneous rumors of SXSW conference officials threatening to […]
Three takeaways from Wednesday’s CodeNEXT event
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On Wednesday evening, Austin Tech Alliance hosted a public discussion about CodeNEXT with Mayor Steve Adler, representatives from the CodeNEXT team, and a panel of community leaders — Niran Babalola (AURA), Andy […]
March 30 – Learn about Austin’s challenges that tech can help to solve
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Austin Tech Alliance is a member of Austin CityUP, a consortium of private and public sector groups working together to support the development of smart city technologies. On March 30, […]
SXSW’s What is a Smart City: Technologies & Challenges
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Early Sunday morning, a packed audience filled 3TEN Austin City Limits Live for a panel discussion on “What is a Smart City: Technologies & Challenges.” Writing for the Austin Monitor, […]
Thursday and Friday: autonomous shuttle demonstration at UT
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Want to see the future of transit in person? This Thursday and Friday, Capital Metro is demonstrating a fully autonomous, electric, 12-person shuttle on the University of Texas campus. Open […]
Congressional Future Forum Meetup during SXSW
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Saturday morning, Austin Tech Alliance, Austin Technology Council, and Austin Young Chamber co-hosted the Congressional Future Forum Meetup with four members of Congress: Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Rep. Ruben Gallego […]
Sharing economy bills to be heard in Texas Legislature next week
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Next week is setting up to be the sharing economy week at the Texas Capitol, with bills on ridesharing and short-term rentals getting initial hearings in both the House of […]
April 12 – Adelante: How Immigration Drives Austin Tech
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Travel bans. Potential H1-B visa changes. Sanctuary city legislation. Enforcement crackdowns. The immigration policy landscape has shifted enormously over a short period of time. It is more important than ever […]
Austin City Council to consider shared, electric, autonomous vehicle resolution
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This Thursday, the Austin City Council will consider a resolution “directing the City Manager to develop a plan and prepare the City to take a leadership role in the ensuing […]