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 Harvard Kennedy School's Government Performance Lab will help six different state and local governments with pressing issues facing their communities.
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Plus, LinkNYC kiosks celebrate city’s famous Caribbean residents; California’s Humboldt County enhances website accessibility; and Nashville launches new app to improve government interactions with citizens.
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The unemployment insurance sector has been a laggard in adopting modern technology. It is time this trend changes.
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Cutting-edge tech could help governments manage the impact of a shifting environment.
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Schenk is the second chief data officer of a major city to depart government service in recent weeks.
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Plus, a new digital inclusion report ranks worst-connected cities in the U.S.; Boston deploys an interactive map for finding public restrooms; and San Antonio moves forward with innovation zones.
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Chi Hack Night has become a national model for sustainable and successful volunteer civic technology projects.
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Three technology projects seek to make City Hall more efficient by improving upon the speed of RFPs, position requisition and signature authentication, streamlining city services.
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Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion. What will that mean for the platform, which has become a big part of the work of transforming how government works with technology?
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The two new dedicated networks for first responders from FirstNet and Verizon may more closely connect government and commercial markets, and push innovation out to residents’ smartphones.
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State and local government must encourage youth to participate in the fight against cybercrime to help connect organizations and shape tomorrow's gov tech talent.
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During its Blockchain Week event, the New York City Economic Development Corp. announced plans for a new blockchain center and an apps competition later this year.
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The fund has already made 14 investments. It wants 25-30 total.
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The SeeClickFix app allows citizens to directly report potholes, graffiti, blight and other problems to city hall.
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The program's latest projects range from improving 311 efficiency to rounding up a city's list of buildings for hurricane damage assessment.
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