Will Austin build transformative high-bandwidth applications?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]