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Growing the digital media community

I had breakfast at Gracie Mansion this morning (that's not a sentence that I thought I'd use to start a blog entry).

Katherine Oliver, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting, hosted a breakfast along with a panel moderated by Shelly Palmer. The group was gathered to discuss digital media in New York and how to grow the community. There are unique challenges that digital media companies face in the city but the benefits can be tremendous. There's a strong media and advertising community that would like to be able to leverage local digital media talent.

I was encouraged to hear about some of the programs for small businesses that both the City and New York State have to offer. The most exciting news for me was some of the educational opportunities that they are planning for city schools. There's already new Acadamies planned for NYC schools that focus on Arts & Media including web technologies and digital media. The ability to offer new opportunities to home-grown talent is an excellent plan.

It was a very interesting session for me, but I have to leave time for a tour with the docents next time.

Posted at 09:57PM Jun 04, 2007 by bs in General  |