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, Los Angeles hosts a Shark Tank-style pitch contest for startups with a $25,000 prize, and IBM partners with United Nations Human Rights for a coding challenge aimed at mitigating the impact of global disasters.
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Officials and event organizers will choose four finalists to present on stage in October, then award the best one a $25,000 investment plus a $25,000 pilot project with the city of Los Angeles.
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Plus, CDC provides $301 million of funding to opioid-related data work; the Urban Institute has published a new data catalog; California civic tech groups are prepping for a 23-hour hackathon; and more.
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Plus, 10 cities form an innovation cohort that is looking for startup collaborators; Code for America evaluates public benefits applications across all 50 states; Virginia digitizes occupational licensing; and more.
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Plus, a Los Angeles official calls for a data-driven approach to homeless outreach; NASCIO announces the finalists for its 2019 State IT Recognition Awards; and Louisville, Ky., repairs roads after Google Fiber’s exit.
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For 12 weeks, under a program called Innovate Durham, startups will work directly with city and county staff as well as public data and facilities, with the hopes that they might make local gov more efficient.
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Conversations about the Census tend to revolve around funding and political representation. But in its inaugural digital year, data gathered from the count could affect cities and citizens for the next decade.
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The county, which is home to Chicago, will partner with the national civic tech organization to clear tens of thousands of cannabis-related convictions that are eligible for erasure in the wake of a newly passed law.
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Plus, Code for Philly preps for month-long civic tech event; Maryland-based nonprofit creates mobile learning labs from old shipping containers; and Illinois is recruiting a chief data officer.
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Magnify Your Voice is a platform and mobile app that facilitates micro-volunteering in communities, allowing residents or nonprofit organizations to find volunteers for everything from in-person work to email campaigns.
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Plus, a Brookings Institution report finds more than 19 million American households lack broadband; NYC picks cybersecurity finalists; Washington, D.C., announces three finalists for DCx contest; and more.
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Plus, Pearland, Texas, launches a new hyperlocal mapping tool; Baltimore issues water bills for the first time since ransomware attack; California courts system looks to hire technologists; and more.
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Plus, an audit at NYU assesses the privacy risks posed by a fast-spreading gunshot detection solution; Soofa deploys its local newsfeeds in three Boston neighborhoods; Wi-Fi 6 is coming to cities soon; and more!
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CityGrader.com was created as part of a larger effort to help Florida citizens reach city leaders, thereby making them feel more connected with the elected officials and civil servants in their communities.
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Plus, Code for America adds a new Brigade in Eugene, Ore.; San Francisco Planning looks to hire a data and analytics manager; What Works Cities hosts a good governance forum next week; and more.
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A new startup accelerator has chosen 10 companies for a two-year mentorship program to bring civic technology solutions to market, with a specific focus on enduring problems that face state and local government.
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Plus, Pennsylvania data center makes Pittsburgh city parking data available to the public; Baltimore airport rolls out new tools for tracking flights and noise in great detail; and more.
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The city has selected Nicollette Staton, who has served as the interim chief performance officer and director of the Office of Performance and Data Analytics for Cincinnati since the role was vacated in February.
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