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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City Innovation head Tracy Colunga highlights what happens when multiple departments agree to share data that uncovers the high impact of repeat offenders.
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Plus, Long Beach, Calif., receives grant for lab to create innovation tools for first responders; Tulsa, Okla., wins Cities of Service’s inaugural Engaged Cities Award; and Portland, Ore., welcomes new Code for America brigade.
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Officials said the previous iteration, made in the early-2000s, had become obsolete and needed to be replaced with something residents could easily connect with.
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In Miami, which launched a new website and an open data portal in beta this year, Chief Innovation Officer Michael Sarasti was named its Director of Innovation and Technology on May 15.
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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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In Asheville, N.C., Code for Asheville’s core of 20 to 30 volunteer coders now work in close tandem with community organizations to address specific, tangible needs.
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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 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.
