The city of Bellevue has seen early success thanks to many partners and volunteers who help support the work.
Bellevue College
Bellevue College is a critical partner in advancing innovation in the community and at the college. On June 18, 2025, the College Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 308, which affirmed the Board of Trustees’ support for Bellevue College to serve as a Foundational partner with the City of Bellevue on the innovation initiative aligned with the City of Bellevue’s proposed Inclusive Innovation Policy Framework. The City and the College are working together with other partners to create a living laboratory for innovation.
Khasm Labs
Khasm Labs (formerly 5G Innovation Labs) has been a long standing thought partner with the city of Bellevue, sharing innovation approaches with smart city connectivity and edge computing. Recently they’ve also partnered with the Transportation Department and Information Technology in a collaboration between Khasm Labs, Archetype AI, AT&T and Dell Technologies. This has led to the development of an Archetype Lens focused on pedestrian safety. Trained on real Bellevue data, this custom Lens processes massive amounts of camera data (43GB per intersection daily) running on the edge powered by Dell’s platform using select-grade GPUs and hosted on AT&T’s network. This innovative system monitors intersection incidents in real-time, dynamically adjusting traffic signals to enhance safety and enable instant incident detection and response.
This approach helps to improve pedestrian safety in Bellevue by:
- Processing massive data volumes locally: each intersection camera generates 43GB daily—too much to efficiently send to the cloud
- Enabling split-second decisions: incident identification and response happens in seconds or less
- Running on standard edge hardware: Newton runs efficiently on Dell PowerEdge XR8000 servers with GPUs, directly within AT&T's network
King County Housing Authority
King County Housing Authority has been an instrumental thought-partner in supporting the digital equity pieces of innovation and helping Bellevue think about how innovation can and should work for everyone. This work includes sharing information and data to drive initiatives that ensure access to technology, internet, and digital literacy training for all, regardless of income, age, or language.
Civic Innovation Challenge Sponsors
The following companies have either sponsored the Civic Innovation Challenge, supporting innovation for civic challenges and/or served as advisors, thought partners, and early participants in the early concept of the Forum.
- Amazon
- GovStream.ai
- Bellevue Downtown Association
- Microsoft
- Salesforce
- Slalom
- T-Mobile
Information Technology
