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, the Philadelphia Department of Revenue uses tech to reduce tax delinquencies; electronic IDs are coming; Washington, D.C., helps seniors use smartphones; the challenge of the first online census; and more.
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The deal, done with Avenu under ownership by a private equity firm, will bring together a company focused on document scanning and a company that stores files and other data and provides government software.
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After garnering a silver certification award from What Works Cities earlier this year, Memphis continues to develop its efforts to solicit public feedback as it builds a culture of data-driven governance.
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Five different water systems in Eastern Washington and Western Idaho conducted a scientific blind taste test to see who had the best water. All are up to federal standards, but the drinkers chose one as a clear winner.
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After a ransomware attack hit the city for the second time in about a year, Baltimore officials shut down most of the government's servers. Here's what's still working, what isn't and how the agencies are handling it.
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Planned for release on GitHub this summer, a software development kit aims to supplement paper ballot systems to make them end-to-end verifiable. That could allow voters to verify for themselves that their vote was counted.
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Plus, senators introduce AI in Government Act; San Antonio hosts event to help attendees learn about its smart city data sets; Syracuse University announces its Autonomous Systems Policy Institute; and more.
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The voter registration system met with numerous problems upon its launch, and newly-obtained public records show that officials knew that the system had problems even as they rushed it toward launching.
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Geographic Information Officer Henry Garie is also taking on the city’s chief data officer position in an expanded role that includes managing open data, analytics, data infrastructure, GIS and more.
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The app, created through a partnership between two state agencies, is available through multiple app stores and contains maps and information for several different kinds of outdoor activities.
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In order to prevent potential mass surveillance and civil rights abuses, the two California cities are both considering ordinances to stop police and other agencies from using facial recognition technology.
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The leading civic tech organization, known for its disruptive approach to using technology in government, will welcome a wide range of guests, including speakers from the private sector, public sector and nonprofits.
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After electronic voting at a recent Norwell meeting proved ineffective, the advisory board opted not to amend town bylaws to allow for its use in the future. Meanwhile, Norwell approved a study of smart streetlights.
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After receiving good news from a feasibility study related to creating a city-wide network, Portland moved forward with surveying residents in an attempt to validate some of those earlier figures.
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The city controller believes the selection committee rushed the process and wound up choosing a more costly and less secure solution, while the mayor is standing by the process and decision.
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By combining NRC’s scientific surveys and database with Polco’s communication and dashboard capabilities, executives hope to develop a faster way for local governments to gauge public opinion.
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As Northampton County, Pa., leadership weigh security concerns related to new voting machines, a nationally-recognized expert in the technology says this particular system is not a cause for worry.
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The New York City-adjacent county now has a number of initiatives and other new systems in place aimed at bolstering transparency and accountability following years of questions related to integrity.
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