Local governments are facing increasing expenses and revenues that are not keeping pace, leaving infrastructure in decay. Open data and apps can help address these challenges by making cities more digital, accessible from any device at any time with digital documentation, cloud services, and open data. A case study from Palo Alto aims to build a leading digital city with a vision for its IT department and characteristics like social focus, augmented features, and collaboration. Mobile app challenges presented include a StreetViewer app, parking finder, smart grid app, and augmented reality of Palo Alto.

1. Government,
Open Data,
& Apps
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2. Local government 2012
Humans moving into cities
Revenues not keeping up with expenses

3. Revenue vs Expenses
Dollars
Expenses
Revenue
Years

4. Local government 2012
Humans moving into cities
Revenues not keeping up with expenses
Decaying infrastructure
Deep, compounding social issues
Resistance to change
Debt
Growing community expectations
Innovative, smart, & engaged

5. Introduction to the
Digital City.

6. Palo Alto IT Vision:
To build and enable
a leading digital city.

9. Characteristics of a
Digital City
Access from any device, any time
Digital documentation
Open data
Cloud-based services & infrastructure
Social focus
Augmented
Smart
Collaborative

10. Case Study

15. http://StreetViewer.cityofpaloalto.org/

19. Some interesting
mobile app challenges
Smartphone / Tablet app for StreetViewer

20. Some interesting
mobile app challenges
Parking space finder

21. Some interesting
mobile app challenges
SmartGrid app

22. Some interesting
mobile app challenges
Augmented Palo Alto

23. Questions &
Comments
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