Explore our Recent and Past News and Views!

• 2023
  • Oct 23, 2023 Smart Community Podcast: Brave Conversations and Courageous Collaborations in the Smart Community Oct 23, 2023
  • Aug 17, 2023 Innercity Community Development Corporation Officially Opens Connected Dallas’ First Community Anchor Site Aug 17, 2023
  • Jul 31, 2023 Join Connected Dallas as our new Marketing & Communications Specialist! Jul 31, 2023
  • Jul 25, 2023 Connected Dallas Program Announces Partnership with Bachman Lake Together Jul 25, 2023
  • Jun 29, 2023 Join Connected Dallas as a Community Support Manager: Make a Difference in the Community! Jun 29, 2023
  • May 23, 2023 Exciting Opportunity: Digital Navigator Position Open at Connected Dallas! May 23, 2023
  • May 15, 2023 Connected Dallas Digital Ambassador Program Announces First Community Anchor Site and Expanded Website  May 15, 2023
  • Mar 15, 2023 Concejo de la Ciudad de Dallas aprueba el Programa de Navegadores Digitales Mar 15, 2023
  • Mar 15, 2023 Dallas City Council approves Digital Navigators Program Mar 15, 2023
  • Mar 14, 2023 Get Connected Dallas! To Celebrate Technology and Access for the Community Mar 14, 2023
• 2022
  • Nov 22, 2022 ThoughtLab - Building a Future City [Report] Nov 22, 2022
  • Nov 22, 2022 Cities Today: Dallas launches digital ambassador scheme with $1 million grant Nov 22, 2022
  • Nov 22, 2022 Cities Today: 'Finding Unicorns' - US cities navigate IT workforce shortages Nov 22, 2022
  • Nov 22, 2022 Dallas Innovates: How the Dallas Innovation Alliance Is Bridging the Digital Divide Nov 22, 2022
  • Aug 22, 2022 DIA Ends Summer 2022 with a Bang! Aug 22, 2022
  • Aug 8, 2022 AT&T Contributes $1M to New Dallas Innovation Alliance Program Aug 8, 2022
  • Jun 28, 2022 DIA June Updates: Digital Inclusion, Data and Job Openings! Jun 28, 2022
  • Jun 28, 2022 May DIA Newsletter : Events, EcoDev, (EM)Powerment Popups & Employment! Jun 28, 2022
  • Jun 28, 2022 State Tech Magazine: Holistic Smart Tech Projects Yield Community Benefits, Experts Say Jun 28, 2022
  • Jun 25, 2022 DIA is Hiring! Digital Inclusion Program Manager Position is Open! Jun 25, 2022
  • Apr 7, 2022 4th Annual Texas Smart Cities Summit April 27-29 in San Antonio! Apr 7, 2022
  • Apr 6, 2022 April DIA News: Awards, Announcements and Digital Inclusion  Apr 6, 2022
  • Apr 6, 2022 Dallas Innovates People: Techstars, Critical Start, VolunteerNow, Corganics, and More Make Moves Apr 6, 2022
  • Apr 5, 2022 Community Foundation Update (03/05/2022) Apr 5, 2022
  • Apr 5, 2022 D Magazine: Big-Time Partners Aim to Lure Physical Therapy-Focused Startups to Fort Worth Apr 5, 2022
  • Apr 5, 2022 Dallas Innovates: Santander Consumer USA Invests $7M to Bridge Digital Divide in Dallas Apr 5, 2022
  • Apr 5, 2022 Dallas Innovates: Entrepreneur Trey Bowles on How to Drive Innovation in Dallas Apr 5, 2022
  • Apr 5, 2022 Dallas Innovates: From Automated Airport Parking to On-Demand Rides, North Texas Boosts Autonomous Vehicle Capabilities Apr 5, 2022
  • Apr 4, 2022 My Smart Community Podcast: The Intersection of Economic Development, People & Technology Apr 4, 2022
  • Apr 4, 2022 Congratulations to our Partners at the Dallas Police Department! Apr 4, 2022
  • Mar 10, 2022 Job Opportunity: Digital Inclusion Program Manager Mar 10, 2022
• 2021
  • Dec 28, 2021 2021: DIA Partnerships to Help "Drive"​ Digital Equity Support in Dallas Dec 28, 2021
  • Dec 23, 2021 Explore our Recent and Past News and Views! Dec 23, 2021
  • Dec 17, 2021 Need a Device? Dallas Device Challenge Lottery Registration is Open! Dec 17, 2021
  • Dec 17, 2021 Celebrating Greatness With Gratitude - Mobile Learning Lab Favorite Allissa York! Dec 17, 2021
  • Dec 4, 2021 Introducing the Dallas Device Challenge! Dec 4, 2021
  • Aug 31, 2021 Mobile Learning Lab Summer Recap! Aug 31, 2021
  • Aug 30, 2021 The Future Requires a Blockchain Imperative – and the Time is Now Aug 30, 2021
  • May 20, 2021 The Mobile Learning Lab: What a Difference a Year Makes! May 20, 2021
  • May 11, 2021 (Em)powerment Popups: A new partnership between DIA and CARDBoard Project May 11, 2021
  • Apr 30, 2021 Getting the Whole Story: April 2021 DIA & Partner Updates Apr 30, 2021
  • Feb 1, 2021 2021 Volunteer Opportunities! Feb 1, 2021
• 2020
  • Nov 15, 2020 Savannah Beacon Magazine: Around the country, regional cooperation is helping communities, both large and small, tackle the big issues Nov 15, 2020
  • Nov 15, 2020 Creating Smart Communities | A Guide for State Policymakers Nov 15, 2020
  • Nov 15, 2020 Santander Consumer USA Foundation Awards $1.65 Million in Charitable Grants to Continue to Support covid-19-Related Initiatives Nov 15, 2020
  • Sep 13, 2020 DIA Mobile Learning Lab Schedule: Week of September 14th Sep 13, 2020
  • Aug 15, 2020 Dallas Morning News: How ‘pop up camp’ brings fun and opportunity to South Dallas kids during the pandemic Aug 15, 2020
  • Aug 15, 2020 Dallas Business Journal: Dallas Innovation Alliance provides free WiFi service to neighborhood with slow connection Aug 15, 2020
  • Aug 15, 2020 Dallas Observer: Pop-up Camp Eases Kids Coronavirus Woes Aug 15, 2020
  • Aug 15, 2020 CBS-11: Bridging The Gap: Old School Bus Turned Mobile Learning Lab Rolls Out In Dallas Aug 15, 2020
  • Aug 3, 2020 Dallas Innovation Alliance Launches Mobile Learning Lab to Provide Wi-Fi and Services  Aug 3, 2020
  • Jul 24, 2020 Mobile Learning Lab Schedule: Week of July 27th! Jul 24, 2020
  • May 29, 2020 North Texas Innovation Alliance Consortium Launches to Create the Most Connected, Smart and Resilient Region in the Country May 29, 2020
  • Apr 2, 2020 Local & National COVID-19 Resources Apr 2, 2020
  • Jan 19, 2020 2020 Resolution: Crossing the Threshold Jan 19, 2020
  • Jan 17, 2020 DIA 2019 Year in Review and 2020 Preview Jan 17, 2020
• 2019
  • Sep 11, 2019 Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator Announces Senior Hire Sep 11, 2019
  • Sep 9, 2019 Inc.: The 10 Hottest Startup Cities in America Sep 9, 2019
  • Sep 5, 2019 Business Insider: The Dallas Chapter of the United Nations Association to Recognize 11 North Texans for Sustainable Development Sep 5, 2019
  • Sep 5, 2019 Dallas Morning News: Some Dallas area residents don’t have reliable internet access. The Dallas Fed wants to change that. Sep 5, 2019
  • Sep 5, 2019 Dallas Morning News: Dallas digital haves and have-nots Sep 5, 2019
  • Sep 5, 2019 Dallas Morning News: Closing the digital divide: a more connected workforce means a more prosperous Dallas Sep 5, 2019
  • Sep 5, 2019 Dallas Innovates:"Digital Rights are Civil Rights." Dallas Fed Inclusion Summit Aims to Close the Digital Divide Sep 5, 2019
  • Aug 2, 2019 Paper City: Historic Dallas Neighborhood Being Reborn With Giant Adult Swings and Iconic Arches Aug 2, 2019
  • Aug 2, 2019 NBC: Dallas' West End Neon Arches Get New Life Aug 2, 2019
  • Aug 2, 2019 WFAA: Historic arches return to the Dallas West End neighborhood Aug 2, 2019
  • Jun 18, 2019  “Dallas Alley Reimagined” Dynamic Lighting Installation to Activate Underpass in Downtown Dallas Jun 18, 2019
  • May 20, 2019 Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator Announces First Cohort of Companies Driving Urban Transformation May 20, 2019
  • Mar 5, 2019 Smart Cities Incubator – Innov8te – to Launch in Dallas’ West End to Support Emerging Technologies Driving Urban Transformation Mar 5, 2019
• 2018
  • Nov 8, 2018 Dallas Innovation Alliance Releases Year-End Case Study and Results of the Smart Cities Living Lab Nov 8, 2018
  • Oct 10, 2018 The West End to Get a Smart Park, Illuminated Path to Victory Park: Dallas Observer Oct 10, 2018
  • Oct 10, 2018 BisNow: 'Build For Your Backyard': Lessons Emerging Markets Have Learned From Successful Retail Hubs Oct 10, 2018
  • Oct 10, 2018 Why Smart Cities Are a Golden Opportunity for Entrepreneurs: New Milford Spectrum Oct 10, 2018
  • Oct 10, 2018 Government Technology: Phoenix Partnership Promises to Further Regional Smart Cities Work Oct 10, 2018
  • Apr 27, 2018 City of Dallas Job Opportunity: Chief Innovation Officer Apr 27, 2018
  • Mar 1, 2018 Smart Cities Living Lab Launch Celebration - January 23, 2018 Mar 1, 2018
  • Jan 23, 2018 Innovative Solutions Addressing Traffic, Parking, Conservation, Connectivity and Mobility to Launch in Dallas Jan 23, 2018
  • Jan 11, 2018 BBC: AT&T LAUNCHES STRUCTURE MONITORING SOLUTION FOR RAILWAYS AND ROADWAYS Jan 11, 2018
  • Jan 11, 2018 Smart Cities Dive: Dallas partners with Ericsson for smart traffic solutions system Jan 11, 2018
  • Jan 11, 2018 D Magazine: The End of the West End As You’ve Known It Jan 11, 2018
• 2017
  • Nov 6, 2017 DIA Job Posting: Program Manager Nov 6, 2017
  • Nov 1, 2017 Xconomy: Five Questions For … Chelsea Collier, Smart Cities Advocate in Austin Nov 1, 2017
  • Nov 1, 2017 DIA Live at Itron Utility Week! Nov 1, 2017
  • Oct 2, 2017 Business Insider: The 25 most high-tech cities in the world (Dallas #11) Oct 2, 2017
  • Oct 2, 2017 Texas CEO - Jennifer Sanders: A Smart Woman In A Smart City Oct 2, 2017
  • Aug 25, 2017 D Magazine: A West End Transformation Story  Aug 25, 2017
  • Aug 15, 2017 Dallas Innovation Alliance Welcomes Dallas-based Cybersecurity Partner entegra technologies Aug 15, 2017
  • Jul 18, 2017 In Forbes - Do Or Die: Cities Face Falling Behind If They Don't Implement Digital Infrastructure Jul 18, 2017
  • Jul 18, 2017 Smart Cities Connect 2017: A First Look from Austin Jul 18, 2017
  • May 22, 2017 Smart city initiatives are helping promote Dallas as an innovative city: Dallas Morning News May 22, 2017
  • May 22, 2017 Festival of Ideas Tackles Equity, Entrepreneurship in Dallas May 22, 2017
  • May 22, 2017 Smart Cities Summit: The World as We Will Come to Know it: Dallas Innovates May 22, 2017
  • Mar 27, 2017 AT&T Smart Cities and the Dallas Innovation Alliance Bring New Solutions Focused on Citizen Engagement and the Environment Mar 27, 2017
  • Mar 9, 2017 GARDERE, DALLAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP Mar 9, 2017
  • Mar 8, 2017 New report provides inspiration for digital economy skill building: Mashable Mar 8, 2017
  • Mar 3, 2017 How Downtown Dallas Will Transform into a Smart City: Dallas Morning News and Government Technology News Mar 3, 2017
  • Mar 3, 2017 Earth Day Texas Event Aims to Expand ‘Smart Cities’ to ‘Smart States’: Dallas Innovates Mar 3, 2017
  • Feb 6, 2017 Smart Texas Revolution Event Will Focus on Building Smart Cities Across Texas Feb 6, 2017
• 2016
  • Dec 2, 2016 Recap: Smart City World Congress, Barcelona: November 15-17, 2016 Dec 2, 2016
  • Nov 10, 2016 Dallas Idea We Should Steal: An Innovation Alliance - Philadelphia Citizen Nov 10, 2016
  • Nov 10, 2016 How to create a smart city, a case study in Dallas: RCR Wireless Nov 10, 2016
  • Sep 26, 2016 NEW DALLAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE INITIATIVES HIGHLIGHTED BY WHITE HOUSE Sep 26, 2016
  • Sep 19, 2016 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Appoints Trey Bowles to Advisory Council to Help Expand Entrepreneurship and Promote American Innovation Sep 19, 2016
  • Sep 9, 2016 Dallas' West End to See Free Public Wi-Fi, Smart Streetlights: Government Technology Sep 9, 2016
  • Sep 1, 2016 How Tech’s Allure is Reshaping Historic West End: Dallas Innovates Sep 1, 2016
  • Jul 12, 2016 "Building a City of Innovation" A Conversation with Mayors Rawlings and Daley Jul 12, 2016
  • Jun 29, 2016 DALLAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE UNVEILS VISION FOR WEST END LIVING LAB Jun 29, 2016
  • Jun 17, 2016 DALLAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES $205,000 Investment from United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Jun 17, 2016
  • May 17, 2016 900LBS TO BRING SMART CITY EXPERIENCE TO LIFE FOR DALLAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY May 17, 2016
  • Apr 13, 2016 DALLAS IS GETTING SMARTER EVERY DAY AS SMART CITIES INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES KEY SUPPORT FROM AT&T AND LEAD PARTNERS Apr 13, 2016
  • Mar 30, 2016 Press Release: Dallas Innovation Alliance Announces Senior Hire Mar 30, 2016
  • Mar 27, 2016 O'Reilly Report: Are Your Networks Ready for the IoT? Mar 27, 2016
  • Mar 23, 2016 DIA in Inc. Magazine: What Corporate America Doesn't Understand About Big Data Mar 23, 2016
  • Jan 31, 2016 Dallas Fort-Worth: A Call To Innovate Jan 31, 2016
• 2015
  • Dec 8, 2015 Dallas Getting Ready to get 'Smart' Dec 8, 2015
  • Dec 4, 2015 10 U.S. Cities Selected to Kickoff Envision America Smart Cities Acceleration Initiative Dec 4, 2015
  • Sep 17, 2015 Tech Cocktail: Dallas Wants to Help Build America’s Smart Cities Sep 17, 2015
  • Sep 17, 2015 Xconomy: Dallas Innovation Alliance Aims to Use Tech Innovation to Better Cities Sep 17, 2015
  • Sep 14, 2015 Dallas Morning News: Headed to Dallas’ West End? AT&T may someday help you find a parking spot Sep 14, 2015
  • Sep 14, 2015 Dallas Business Journal: The DEC, AT&T, city of Dallas link up for Dallas Innovation Alliance's Smart Cities initiative Sep 14, 2015
  • Sep 14, 2015 WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET: Administration Announces New “Smart Cities” Initiative to Help Communities Tackle Local Challenges and Improve City Services Sep 14, 2015
  • Sep 11, 2015 Dallas Innovation Alliance Launched to Execute Smart Cities Strategy Sep 11, 2015