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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Plus, major cities deploy virtual town halls over the summer amid pandemic, the government transparency organization Sunlight Foundation closes, and Denver’s Peak Academy pivots to a broader mission.
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The school district in Burlington, Iowa, has expanded its COVID-19 data sharing dashboard, reconfiguring it to more closely resemble a previous version before the state issued data sharing guidance.
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Within a month, Connecticut residents may be able to access smartphone alerts if they have had possible contact with COVID-19 patients, Gov. Ned Lamont announced as the state reported a spike in positive tests.
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The Data, Responsibly project, based out of New York University, has taken its research on responsible data management and expanded it to improve messaging around what it means to collect and use data ethically.
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Plus, IBM has released the list of regional finalists for its international civic tech contest Call for Code, and the MetroLab summit has kicked off its month-long slate of online panels and other programming.
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Almost every state was able to send the majority of death certificates to federal health officials within three months, but Pennsylvania only managed two-thirds of the work — making it the slowest in the country.
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Government technology veteran Abhi Nemani, who has experience both inside government as well as with prominent civic tech organizations such as Code for America, is leading the new startup company.
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The Orangeburg County, S.C., School District has developed a mobile application that can link its students and their families with telehealth services, doing so by partnering with local facilities and nonprofit groups.
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Stressed by too many mandates and not enough time, Michelle DeBlois says she seriously considered leaving teaching until she collaborated with an Auburn teacher to develop an app that eased their literacy workload.
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Plus, Philadelphia names the recipients for its 2020 Innovation Grants program, the Seattle Channel wins a prestigious award for excellence in government broadcasting, and the National Day of Civic Hacking is here.
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A series of grants aims to corral as many perspectives as possible from international and underserved communities so state and local governments can design safe, equitable contact tracing systems.
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Plus, Pew suggests the essential elements of all good online legal assistance portals, Boston is looking for a legislative information management system to support inclusivity in public meetings, and more.
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The first of its kind, the state’s Technology SWAT Partnership completed 40 tech projects in a matter of months with the help of 25,000 hours of labor from private partners at no taxpayer expense.
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The Detroit-based company, which has had some of the most tangible success in applying human-centered design techniques to public-facing government processes, has teamed with the state again.
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Work at Carnegie Mellon University originally intended to use machine learning to develop cost-effective bus routes for K-12 students in Allegheny County, Pa., pivoted amid COVID-19 to focus on food-insecure families.
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Plus, Chattanooga, Tenn., launches a policing and racial equity dashboard for residents; 20 millennials and Gen Z leaders are selected as emerging cities champions by the Knight Foundation; and more.
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Health officials are using a computer system created by a corps of programmers from the volunteer group Code for Baltimore, and the system can automatically email and text facilities to assess needs and provide info.
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The Workforce Development Institute has launched a website that makes it easier than ever before for job seekers to access specialized training and certification programs that can help them dive into new careers.
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