Civic Innovation
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The City Council has approved three contracts to replace its veteran accounting, payroll and human resources management software. A consulting firm will help with oversight and advisory services. -
The Marin County Digital Accelerator takes an agile approach to gov tech, moving fast to get work done. A recent project found a “single source of truth” to modernize planning and permitting.
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The Bismarck Municipal Court system handled nearly 87,000 new cases from 2020-2024 and saw a 40 percent caseload increase in 2024. Officials are examining what systems might be upgraded to handle the additional burden.
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International experts and other government stakeholders issue 12 calls to action for individuals, legislatures, researchers and technologists.
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It’s easy to get excited about the applications for new technology in government, but that excitement doesn’t always translate to realized value for citizens. Here are nine ways it could.
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Minnesota's participation in an eight-state National Governors Association collaboration could enable better cross-agency health-care data-sharing as well as sharing in the area of policy-making.
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Data and new tools are offering cities a chance to get on top of one of the more costly challenges they face in their daily operations.
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Seattle City Hall housed representatives from tech giants like Microsoft and Twitter this week to discuss homelessness and transportation woes in the city.
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The courts have ruled that access to a public figure's social media is a constitutional right. So, why is this mayor blocking me from his Twitter account?
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Plus, NYC’s chief technology officer releases guide for civic tech challenges: Cincinnati Data and Analytics Office partners with police on daily stats report; and Code for America brigades collaborate on Hurricane Florence response
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The resource serves as a one-stop shop for information about how to establish and write open data policies for local governments.
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San Francisco’s data efforts will be led moving forward by data services manager, Jason Lally.
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The annual event now features four sites spread across three cities in the state, as well as a new focus on the opioid crisis.
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Plus, Washington, D.C., looks for volunteers to join website testing team, a new challenge offers $750,000 for projects that use AI in the service of public good, and this week’s gov tech jobs.
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The singular system will replace outdated and separate functionalities for a wide range of internal tasks, including payroll, human resources, pensions, benefits and timekeeping.
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Following a national search, the city looked inward to Interim CIO Mark Wheeler to head IT efforts on a more permanent basis.
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Plus, Syracuse, N.Y., debuts Performance Management Program Dashboard; Santa Clara, Calif., launches free health data portal; new report finds state CIOs see future in AI; and this week’s gov tech jobs.
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The company analyzes 311 data and other citizen feedback sources to give local government a view into performance and sentiment.
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The effort expands on an earlier initiative to get more residents Internet access by promoting plans available to low-income families for about $10 a month.
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A detailed review of 400 state government websites has found that 99 percent fail when scored on their foundational functionality.
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Open Checkbook, a financial portal that tracks expenditures in the last two years so far, launched Sept. 4.
