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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One of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's first acts after inauguration was to sign an executive order creating a new path for state agencies to buy technology, pushing procurement in a more modern direction.
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Plus, Boston is looking for 2019 analytics summer fellows; Los Angeles unveils its new ShakeAlertLA earthquake alarm app; International Open Data Conference identifies key themes for the work’s ‘second phase;’ and more.
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Plus, New York City codifies its office of data analytics, U.S. Congress votes to approve the OPEN Government Data Act, Buffalo, N.Y., wins an award from the New York secretary of state for its local data work, and more.
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Santiago Garces, who was hired by South Bend, Ind., after graduating from Notre Dame University in 2013, is resigning to become the next director of Pittsburgh’s Department of Innovation and Performance.
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Ashtabula County is set to replace 131 voting units, including 58 units for those with disabilities, 73 polling location tabulators, a central office tabulator and printing capabilities for early and absentee voters.
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"The best way to get the community involved is to give them access to the meetings," Patterson said. "If me volunteering my time helps other people to get involved, that makes me happy. It's my civic duty."
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Many Philadelphia-based democrats, Bob Brady, Brendan Boyle, and Dwight Evans, say they support net neutrality, but haven't signed a petition for it, frustrating Dems who say they're hiding under "Comcast's shadow".
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A new report from the Data Foundation and Workiva makes a case for Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) as the preferred method of publicizing state and local government financial info.
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The IKE, interactive kiosk experience, gives Columbus a more tourist and citizen friendly feel; users can look up shops, transit info, things to do and other information to help them navigate the city.
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Plus, New York City looks to partner with the private sector to boost broadband for underserved residents; Code for America puts out call for 2019 summit proposals; Cook County, Ill., maps gun and overdose deaths; and more.
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Chicago released a new, centralized 311 app and Internet interface that allows residents to track requests to the city for things like tree trimming, rat poisoning and garbage bin replacement.
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Luminate has become independent in order to be more agile and to pursue strategies that impact civic empowerment, data and digital rights, transparency and independent media.
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John Kramlich, a member of the St. Louis civic tech group OpenSTL, has built what appears to be the first online map of nationwide Toys for Tots drop-off locations, and the site has already seen significant traffic.
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The Government Operations Agency has launched the California Code website. The site will host policies and, eventually, the state's open source projects.
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Plus, National Digital Inclusion Alliance maps frequency of home Internet based on census tract; Denver looks to hire its first chief data officer; North Dakota hosts an inaugural statewide coding hour in its schools; and more.
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Cincinnati's prolific operation has matured into one of the country’s leading municipal data programs, despite limited resources and a small team. Data director Leigh Tami reflects on its evolution and discusses the future of the work.
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Chief Executive Sundar Pichai took questions about privacy, censorship and work with the U.S. and Chinese governments during a Tuesday morning Judiciary Committee hearing.
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Sharing services won’t be a cure-all, but it could help control costs, eliminate overlaps or streamline processes, officials said. One area the two are considering consolidating is technology purchasing.
