Y2K Project Records, 1996-2000

Upon its creation in 1999, the Department of Information Technology took on and expanded upon some of the functions that until then had been handled by the Technology Division of the Executive Services Department. Among its functions are the management of the City's telecommunications and data systems, as well as the physical infrastructure supporting them; the facilitation of advisory groups regarding Citywide information technology issues, and the coordination of the strategic technology direction for the City. Community impact can be found in the works produced by the Seattle Channel (a unit within the department) and through its efforts to shrink the digital divide by increasing access to technology for communities who have been historically underserved.