Paper time sheets may soon be a thing of the past for city workers.

Chief Technology Officer Allan Frank – the man charged with dragging City Hall into the 21st century – is overseeing a massive investment in the city’s technology program, an effort he says will make government more organized and cost-effective. READ MORE

At a Philly Startup Leaders group meeting wednesday night, its board decided to fund a prize with its money, which amounts to $5,000, and all other money anyone else wants to contribute to find the next BIG IDEA for a super-high bandwidth network for the City of Philadelphia. READ MORE

Google is considering constructing an ‘ultra high speed” internet network and Philadelphia is among the cities vying to get it. Philadelphia’s Chief Information Officer Allan Frank spoke with KYW’s Mike Dunt. LISTEN TO

You may have heard that Google Inc. plans to build a bunch of experimental broadband networks that would be far faster than anything currently in operation.

The company announced its plans in February, and any city or town can apply to land one of these networks that promise speeds of 1 gigabit per second to as many as 500,000 people. READ MORE

Broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the early
21st century. Like electricity a century ago, broadband is a foundation
for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness and
a better way of life. READ MORE