September 2020 eNewsletter
Georgia Smart Holds Funding & Financing Workshop

The Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Program hosted a virtual Funding & Financing Workshop on August 16th to provide an open dialogue forum for the 2019 GA Smart Communities to discuss their progress in identifying current and future funding opportunities for their projects. The event was led by Lee Davenport, the Director of Community Development at US Ignite and Christopher Le Dantec, Associate Professor with the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech.
City of Milton Hosts Virtual Onsite & App Showcase

On August 24th, the City of Milton hosted a virtual site visit and showcase as part of the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Program. Since their selection in 2019 as one of four GA Smart grant recipients, the City of Milton along with Georgia Tech researchers and outside experts have been creating a Walking School Bus smartphone application to encourage groups of students led by parent volunteers to walk to school.
Join Us On Thursdays This Fall As Our
#SMARTer Together Webinar Series Continues
This series aims to challenge us beyond the immediate crisis and onto a newer state where we have another chance to build strong community-research partnerships for good. By focusing on complex, societal problems that communities all over GA and the rest of the world face, we aim to provide innovative research and create partnerships to empower all.
Note from the Executive Director:

Last month, Lt. Gov Duncan launched the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (Partnership) to foster technology access, growth, entrepreneurship and evolution across the state of Georgia. The organization is the first of its kind — a statewide, public-private partnership built from the ground up entirely in a virtual environment. I am honored to serve as the inaugural executive director. The Partnership will provide the critical mandate and sustainable resources to continue the work we started with Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, such as GA Smart and Smart Community Corps.

Going forward, we will continue to celebrate innovation in our monthly newsletters under the Partnership header. Thank you for being with us from the very start. We couldn’t have moved this fast or far without you. Your support is what continues to make Georgia a leader in this space and we could not be more excited about this next era together. 
Thank You to Our GA Smart Partners!
We believe all communities can be smart. Through the integration of technology and data, communities of various sizes, geographies, and development can be empowered to improve their quality of life. That is why we have pulled together a cross-sectoral partnership to raise awareness and knowledge, develop networks, and implement smart projects. This monthly newsletter is part of this greater effort!


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