City Council Approves New Webcasting Contract
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Last week, Pittsburgh City Council gave preliminary approval to a contract that will allow City Council meetings to be viewed online.
The webcasts will allow City Council meetings to be accessible to all, and will also integrate the new system with City Council’s existing legislative tracking system. Viewers will be able to search videos online and view specific portions that relate to different issues.
“This is the third step I have initiated to bring e-democracy to Pittsburgh, following the launch of iBurgh and the current beta test of MyGov365,” said Councilman Peduto. “This new system will allow Pittsburgh residents to have greater involvement in their government and greater access to information that is important to them.”
The system has come in under budget, and will be ready in time to broadcast the first meeting of Council in 2010.
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So where will we be able to find these meeting streams? I’ve read several articles, but none suggest where to find them.
The link will be on City Council’s homepage. The broadcasting of the live meetings is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.