Backgrounds where we do not want to leave anybody behind. We want everybody to enjoy the riches of technology. We want them to enjoy the economy in San Francisco. That is why were working so hard to make sure our central marketplace is welcoming of all these Technology Companies, making sure that we can work with other cities. I am very lucky to be part of the u. S. Conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent San Francisco as the Innovative Center for all the rest of the cities across the country. So we get to compare information and there. What these days i will get to talk to you while i am in washington, d. C. , and you can hear what i am saying across there, so we can enjoy it wherever i go, you know i will be working and not fooling around. Finally, we also are using technology to join our private companies in hiring san franciscans. Hopefully some of your kids, some of your grandkids as well, are going to enjoy some of these great jobs in San Francisco, because the compa
Able to do that for the various Senior Centers that you live and work in and enjoy yourselves in. Youre going to be able even to read a book online or be able to just have a game and download a game and play with your friends as well. We are all lucky to live in San Francisco, because so many of our Technology Companies have located their headquarters here in San Francisco. [cheers and applause] and because theyre located here, we can always ask them for a favor here and there and make sure no one is left out, because that is what we do in government. David chiu and i come from backgrounds where we do not want to leave anybody behind. We want everybody to enjoy the riches of technology. We want them to enjoy the economy in San Francisco. That is why were working so hard to make sure our central marketplace is welcoming of all these Technology Companies, making sure that we can work with other cities. I am very lucky to be part of the u. S. Conference of mayors, and they allow me to rep
4030. One more point and alicia wins the game. Mackenna missed it. Alicia wins. Lets hear it for alicia. That is a quick overview of how we use the wii. Questions . The question is, do you have to have a special computer to connect the wii to a television . The answer is no. This box is the council. You plug the cd into it and plug into the tv. Any television will work with the wii. It works well with a big flat screen tv because you can see the action better. Good question. One more question. Allen . The average cost . If you are one of the contract in city Senior Centers, this is part of our Broadband Technology grant, the average cost is zero. [laughter] if you were to buy this for your home, it costs a couple of hundred dollars. The games cost between 20. 40 dollars. They have hundreds of different games to play. To the games cost between 20. 40 dollars. And hundreds of different games to play. We have other adaptive devices that can be used with the wii. This is a foot pedal. This
Importance of connectivity, the complexity of it, and the why of it. It is important that all of that be understood. Our mayor understands all of that and more. He understands the importance of it, the complexity of it, the why of it, and if you have been following the news at all, you know through what you have read that he has been very, very forceful in moving forward in this area. It is my pleasure to introduce the mayor of San Francisco, ed lee. [applause] good morning, everyone. Welcome to city hall. All right. Well, your board president david i chew and david chiu were just discussing what game we were going to play each other what we go outside and work on your computers. We look forward to that. I want to thank ann and the aging and Adult Department for wonderful leadership. Third summit. Thank you very much. Congratulations, because you have been not only engaging our communities, but your department has always been looking at four things that would help increase capacity for
Go to your local Senior Center. The Broadband Technology Grant Program has purchased about 40 systems to be distributed throughout the city. Find out if your local Senior Center is part of that program and has a wii. I am going to be doing training with all of the Senior Center a activity directors in the next couple of weeks so that all of them will know how to supervise and manage and use the system. By this summer, there should be wii at a Senior Center near you. We urge you to try out this new activity. It is really fun to play golf, tennis, baseball, even boxing. Challenge someone you do not belong with well at the Senior Center to a game of boxing, but do not actually punched a person punch the person. Do not do that. It should be a great opportunity this summer to experience the wii. They will start with the formal program in a few minutes. We wanted to give you a demonstration of the wii. Look forward to seeing you soon look forward to seeing you soon in the future. How about w