Articles by Bill Schrier

Bill Schrier is the former Chief Technology Officer of the City of Seattle, working under the administration of Mayors Greg Nickels and Mike McGinn. Schrier presently works for FirstNet, an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, which is building a nationwide wireless network for priority use by first responders.

How the City of Seattle can improve its relationship with Amazon (and Microsoft, too)

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How the City of Seattle can improve its relationship with Amazon (and Microsoft, too)

by Bill Schrier on January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 at 2:37 pm

Amazon is looking for a second headquarters city, “co-equal” to Seattle. Seattle’s city Leaders suddenly have an immense interest in their relationship with the city’s largest employer, a company which… Read More

Commentary: Why Seattle’s next mayor must partner with the tech community

by Bill Schrier on May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 at 10:10 am

[Editor’s note: Bill Schrier is the former chief technology officer for the City of Seattle, working under the administrations of Mayor Greg Nickels and Mayor Mike McGinn. Schrier now works for FirstNet,… Read More

How tech could improve wildland firefighting, and protect lives

by Bill Schrier on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 at 11:45 am

[Editor’s Note: Bill Schrier chairs the Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee, charged with improving radio communications for first responders.] The deaths of three wildland firefighters Aug. 19 in Okanogan County, Wash.,… Read More

The future of police video: Inside the Seattle PD’s workshop on wearable cameras

by Bill Schrier on June 23, 2015June 24, 2015 at 9:54 am

You have a serious car accident. The Seattle Police arrive and investigate. They issue a citation and write a report. The officers are wearing body-worn video cameras and their cars… Read More

Inside the Seattle Police hackathon: A substantial first step

by Bill Schrier on December 20, 2014December 21, 2014 at 12:47 pm

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) held its first-ever hackathon on Friday. The event was focused on a single problem: How to redact the video streams recorded by police officers from… Read More

Commentary: Four reasons why Google fiber will never come to Seattle

by Bill Schrier on March 4, 2014December 20, 2014 at 8:12 am

Google is bringing high speed fiber broadband networks to homes and businesses in three cities – Kansas City, Austin and Provo. In February, it announced 34 more cities it will approach for building… Read More

Tech lessons from the Seattle snowstorm

by Bill Schrier on January 22, 2012December 20, 2014 at 8:15 am

The Seattle area and I just went through a four day snow/ice storm event. The City of Seattle’s emergency operations center (EOC) was activated and coordinated the City government’s response. That response… Read More

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