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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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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Cutting-edge tech could help governments manage the impact of a shifting environment.
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Could a future with voting help allay the weighing concerns about whether all ballots are counted properly?
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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 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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Plus, a new initiative commits to powering 100 million connections between politicians and constituents.
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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 challenge is a new project that will work to improve commercial districts through new tech solutions.
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The workshops, from Abhi Nemani's consulting venture EthosLabs, would help companies refine products and pitches for local governments.
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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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The New York City startup investor has taken on eight new companies.
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Also, the Defense Department launches an open source initiative, and Los Angeles creates a dashboard to visualize homeless shelter demand.
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Now that Code for America has so much company in the civic tech space, the group is calling upon those who have voiced interest to get to work with them.
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City planners adopted a new Web-based application for this year’s count of homeless people and got a much more accurate understanding of how many people are actually bunking on the streets.
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Plus, Kansas City, Mo., and Fargo, N.D., both make significant strides in open data and civic tech.
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