Civic Innovation
-
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.
-
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.
More Stories
-
Plus, 10 city leaders launch “Mayors for Smart on Crime” initiative, 18F warns public agencies against building native mobile apps and Detroit seeks to hire a director of emerging technology.
-
The open data advocacy group is now tracking which cities open information about emergency calls, employee salaries, police use of force and traffic crashes.
-
Following the sunset of its Information Systems Committee, county officials are exploring formation of an innovation and emerging technologies committee, and the potential for an innovation incubator.
-
Delaware Gov. John Carney has issued an executive order giving all executive branch agencies a seat on the state's Open Data Council and setting a 2020 deadline to expand data sets on the state portal.
-
Plus, New Jersey joins multistate coalition suing FCC over its net neutrality rollback; Code for America launches an apprenticeship program; San Francisco looks to hire eight for its digital services team; Oakland, Calif., launches a civic design lab; and Indiana updates its Alexa skill to include travel advisories.
-
Seattle’s citywide privacy program is often recognized as a current leading effort among municipal governments to guard collected data, but the city isn’t content to stop there.
-
Phil Wittmer, chief information technology officer for the state of Kansas, stepped down after incoming Gov. Jeff Colyer was sworn in Jan. 31.
-
Los Angeles recently become the lone recipient of What Works Cities’ Gold Certification, ostensibly making it the American city most adept at using data to improve its residents’ lives.
-
A number of committed partners and the right tools have helped the New Mexico city house many of its homeless, boasting 100 percent success with homeless veterans.
-
Plus, San Francisco announces Internet as a utility effort; New York City announces three finalists for its NYCx Governors Island Connectivity Challenge; Louisville, Ky., applies for a pilot program to use drones in response to shootings; and Memphis, Tenn., launches an open data portal.
-
The state, which once had the longest health and human services applications in the nation, has cut the size of paper copies by 80 percent and is now working with Code for America to do the same online.
-
A coalition of states are partnering with the SANS Institute to offer training to young women interested in cybersecurity and information technology careers.
-
Seattle’s chief privacy officer covers universal rules, prevention tips and other best practices residents should know to keep personal info safe online.
-
While working on a new city website, technologists within city hall have their sights set on the bigger goal of making all that the municipal government does easier to find and simpler to understand for constituents.
-
Plus, NYC mayor’s office issues RFI to promote open and transparent Internet; the Long Beach, Calif., innovation team helps launch new city justice lab; Regional Housing Solutions tool helps stakeholders see variations in Chicago’s housing sub-markets; and San Diego’s data team is hiring.
-
Four local governments have partnered with the Center for Technology in Government to develop a platform that will share data and stem the rising tide of blighted buildings.
-
Since deploying six Strategic Decision Support Centers across the city, Chicago saw a 21 percent drop in shootings last year.
-
Mattmiller’s last day will be Feb. 2, and IT Chief of Staff Tracye Cantrell will serve as his replacement while the city conducts a national search.
Most Read
