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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The city's transportation authority has built an open source trip planning app that can be used by transit riders and cyclists.
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The Internet of Things cloud solution by Compology uses sensors that detect garbage levels in city trash bins and notifies waste removal trucks when it’s time to collect.
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A look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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The College of Staten Island hopes to contribute to the area's redevelopment by encouraging technology innovation.
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The county, in partnership with OpenGov, has published its financial data and other public records dating back to 2013 through its website.
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The Clear My Record tool is also available in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, San Francisco and Solano.
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The Netherlands and Australia created common guidelines to report government financial regulation compliance to save on costs — and U.S. governments could benefit by doing the same.
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A look at where governments will open their wallets in 2017.
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The company wants to bring a Web analytics portal created at 18F and the U.S. Digital Service to state and local government — no coding required.
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Token Transit is small, but it's growing.
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In 2017, the state and local government market is expected to spend an estimated $101.3 billion on IT compared to just $81.6 billion for federal government (excluding defense).
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CivicScape, now in the pilot test phase, thinks it can answer concerns about predictive policing.
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Simple Connect is just getting its feet on the ground, but its ambitions are large.
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Plus, a new initiative commits to powering 100 million connections between politicians and constituents.
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The GSA's Office of Inspector General found that 18F disregarded several security rules and other governmental procedures, but the states it has recently contracted with say they're not concerned about similar issues.
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The program connects four Northern California cities with startups to create technologies aimed at improving housing, transportation, public safety and other community challenges.
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My Law is a cloud-based service that can be accessed from a computer or handheld device to help citizens present their own court cases as well as have access to statuses, evidence, case law and messaging.
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The city is partnering with Code for America in an automation project that will clear eligible convictions under California's marijuana legalization law.
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