Civic Innovation
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The myAurora 311 Open Data Portal gives residents a detailed look at the city's non-emergency call traffic, service trends and response, and is part of a broader push to make city operations more transparent. -
Officials will refresh the site to eliminate customer issues including a delayed reflecting of precise balances. Changes to the village payment system are underway, and are in early stages.
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The AI Center for Civic and Social Good will let the public and the San Jose State University community learn about and work with AI technology through programming — at no cost to participants.
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State, county and local public agencies from North Dakota and Minnesota claimed the top three places in a recent hackathon, creating solutions with applications for government and residents.
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The state is the first to try the technology at such a large scale — though the number of people using the system will likely be a tiny fraction of the overall electorate.
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Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill that places Massachusetts among a growing number of states making it hard to not be registered.
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Direct-recording electronic voting machines aren't currently certified for use in the state, and paper proponents believe the more manual solution to be more secure.
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Maricopa County, Ariz., has already seen an increased ability to pinpoint the locations of 911 callers, especially those who are indoors, which used to be a significant challenge.
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Plus, San Antonio debuts the new 311SA Mobile App; Pittsburgh seeks director of innovation and performance; Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder unveils plan to expand broadband access throughout state; and Restoreyourvote.org offers legal advice and guidance for voters with past convictions.
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A look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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Douglas County, Colo., CIO John Huber discusses his first year on the job and the benefits and drawbacks that come with serving a tech-savvy part of the country.
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Solving these procurement tech gaps will help teams drive greater cost savings with confidence.
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The San Francisco program, which embeds startup companies in local government to help them tap into tech expertise, is growing nationally and internationally.
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New, glitch-filled voting machines in Sedgwick County, Kan., come just in time for the polls opening next week.
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Plus, U.S. Department of Agriculture moves to invest $97 million in rural broadband companies, San Francisco’s environment department publishes data on healthy nail salons, GovEx publishes a guide to evidence-based policy, and Albuquerque, N.M., launches a new one-stop-shop app.
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Mayors from San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland discuss their stand on these technologies during Nextdoor’s first annual Mayor Summit.
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Starting in January, Philadelphia will join the growing list of cities across the country issuing municipal identification cards, an especially useful tool for residents without government-issued IDs.
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The state has fielded and approved grant applications for $10.3 million of the $19 million the state received in federal funding to secure Florida's election.
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Counties across the state are preparing to comply with a statewide requirement to phase out a physical paper ballot by Sept. 1, 2019.
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As election officials work to get new systems online and proven before the 2020 election, no direct-recording machines have been certified for use in Ohio.
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Technological professionals are the first, and last, lines of defense against the misuse of technology.
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