This document discusses how civic technology and open data can help cities make better data-driven decisions. It presents LocalData, a startup that develops mobile and web apps to help governments and communities collect data. LocalData has conducted surveys in Detroit, Gary, and other cities to gather information on vacant and abandoned properties to help with issues like rightsizing. The platform allows custom surveys, real-time mapping and analysis of data, and engages citizens. LocalData aims to give cities more accurate and timely data to address challenges in areas such as development, transportation, and supply chains.
The document discusses several trends affecting the world population over the coming decades:
- By 2050, 69% of the world's population will live in urban areas, and 600 million people will still be off the power grids.
- 75 million new jobs will need to be created in the next 10 years as 69% of 2020 jobs have not been invented yet.
- The number of people over age 60 will double to 1.5 billion by 2050.
- Cybercrime is a growing issue, with 1 million people falling victim every day.
This document discusses the network society and various organizations and groups within it, including public administration, private companies, trade unions, media, NGOs, universities, social movements, and informal/self-managed organizations. It also mentions trends in investigation and action, as well as hackathons focused on refugee crises and mobile digital divides in cities. Specific apps are highlighted like Firechat for communication without internet, Appgree for democratic participation, Social Car for peer-to-peer car rental, Brave Up against bullying, and Eyewitness for documenting human rights abuses anonymously.
The Hacking Madison presentation from the Madison, WI Neighborhood Conference of September 2014
http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/Neighborhoodconference/
Data Con LA 2018 Keynote - How city data sparks community change by Sari-Ladi...Data Con LA
The document discusses Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's vision for open data, which aims to promote civic engagement, innovation, and problem solving through making city data available on intuitive platforms. It outlines how open data can transform government by spurring civic engagement, improving operations, and delivering more equitable services. It also highlights Los Angeles' world-class open data assets and role of data literacy training in helping residents engage more with and use open data to explore their communities.
Data as a Strategic Asset by Lilian CoralData Con LA
Abstract:- The City of Los Angeles, with 4 million residents and nearly 50 million visitors annually moving across 469 square miles, is not only one of the most densely populated cities, it also hosts one of the largest, most complex city infrastructures in the world. 6,000 miles of sewer underlie 22,000 miles of paved streets, that connect over 4,500 intersections, 50,000 city connected street lights and 2,000,000 google/waze connected sensors. This network of people and infrastructure are connected through the data and the systems that support them. As data transforms from an unstructured asset into the organizational wisdom that can drive this Smart City, the City of Los Angeles and the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti work to identify new technologies and strategies for managing and harnessing the growing amount of data available to inform decision-making.
The webinar summarized Chicago's open data vision and implementation. Chicago aimed to create a new culture of government transparency by making city data openly available online. This included establishing a central data portal, working with departments to publish high-value datasets, and using open data for performance management and better decision making. The results included over 300 datasets published, over 1 million page views, dozens of community apps created, and impacts like reduced FOIA requests and more accountable, cost-effective government. Chicago's open data program continues to expand its data and collaboration with other levels of government.
This document summarizes the services of an organization called Healthy City that aims to promote social equity through redistricting and community engagement. It provides online mapping tools and technical assistance for community groups to analyze redistricting data, draw their own proposed district maps, and collaborate on submissions. The site is intended to give underrepresented communities resources to participate in the traditionally insider process of redistricting. Users can learn about redistricting, find their current district, view data, comment on draft plans, and redraw boundaries to advocate for communities of interest.
This document discusses how civic technology and open data can help cities make better data-driven decisions. It presents LocalData, a startup that develops mobile and web apps to help governments and communities collect data. LocalData has conducted surveys in Detroit, Gary, and other cities to gather information on vacant and abandoned properties to help with issues like rightsizing. The platform allows custom surveys, real-time mapping and analysis of data, and engages citizens. LocalData aims to give cities more accurate and timely data to address challenges in areas such as development, transportation, and supply chains.
The document discusses several trends affecting the world population over the coming decades:
- By 2050, 69% of the world's population will live in urban areas, and 600 million people will still be off the power grids.
- 75 million new jobs will need to be created in the next 10 years as 69% of 2020 jobs have not been invented yet.
- The number of people over age 60 will double to 1.5 billion by 2050.
- Cybercrime is a growing issue, with 1 million people falling victim every day.
This document discusses the network society and various organizations and groups within it, including public administration, private companies, trade unions, media, NGOs, universities, social movements, and informal/self-managed organizations. It also mentions trends in investigation and action, as well as hackathons focused on refugee crises and mobile digital divides in cities. Specific apps are highlighted like Firechat for communication without internet, Appgree for democratic participation, Social Car for peer-to-peer car rental, Brave Up against bullying, and Eyewitness for documenting human rights abuses anonymously.
The Hacking Madison presentation from the Madison, WI Neighborhood Conference of September 2014
http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/Neighborhoodconference/
Data Con LA 2018 Keynote - How city data sparks community change by Sari-Ladi...Data Con LA
The document discusses Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's vision for open data, which aims to promote civic engagement, innovation, and problem solving through making city data available on intuitive platforms. It outlines how open data can transform government by spurring civic engagement, improving operations, and delivering more equitable services. It also highlights Los Angeles' world-class open data assets and role of data literacy training in helping residents engage more with and use open data to explore their communities.
Data as a Strategic Asset by Lilian CoralData Con LA
Abstract:- The City of Los Angeles, with 4 million residents and nearly 50 million visitors annually moving across 469 square miles, is not only one of the most densely populated cities, it also hosts one of the largest, most complex city infrastructures in the world. 6,000 miles of sewer underlie 22,000 miles of paved streets, that connect over 4,500 intersections, 50,000 city connected street lights and 2,000,000 google/waze connected sensors. This network of people and infrastructure are connected through the data and the systems that support them. As data transforms from an unstructured asset into the organizational wisdom that can drive this Smart City, the City of Los Angeles and the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti work to identify new technologies and strategies for managing and harnessing the growing amount of data available to inform decision-making.
The webinar summarized Chicago's open data vision and implementation. Chicago aimed to create a new culture of government transparency by making city data openly available online. This included establishing a central data portal, working with departments to publish high-value datasets, and using open data for performance management and better decision making. The results included over 300 datasets published, over 1 million page views, dozens of community apps created, and impacts like reduced FOIA requests and more accountable, cost-effective government. Chicago's open data program continues to expand its data and collaboration with other levels of government.
This document summarizes the services of an organization called Healthy City that aims to promote social equity through redistricting and community engagement. It provides online mapping tools and technical assistance for community groups to analyze redistricting data, draw their own proposed district maps, and collaborate on submissions. The site is intended to give underrepresented communities resources to participate in the traditionally insider process of redistricting. Users can learn about redistricting, find their current district, view data, comment on draft plans, and redraw boundaries to advocate for communities of interest.
NICAR: Open government, Gov 2.0 and open data journalismAlexander Howard
This document discusses open data journalism and how open data allows citizens to be generative in new ways by organizing on open data platforms using various data sources from government, industry, and social media. However, there is also a risk that open data only empowers those who are already empowered, so efforts are needed to bridge the "data divide" and make data accessible to all.
CivicAction has played the role of neutral sandbox for over a decade, bringing together senior executives and rising leaders from all sectors to tackle challenges facing the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. They build partnerships and take action through campaigns, programs, and organizations that transform the region. CivicAction hosts events and programs focused on topics like jobs for youth facing barriers, transforming government for the 21st century, and open data.
Integrating Geospatial into the EverydayCybera Inc.
Geospatial data have been an integral part of the everyday at the City of Calgary since the City’s incorporation in the late 19th century. Today, geospatial professionals at the City of Calgary assemble and manage increasing variety and volume of geospatial data, and work to integrate these data into everyday business operations, including planning and response to civil emergencies such as the 2013 flood event. Despite challenges to data integration, coordination with business and technology partners have resulted in successful development, deployment and maintenance of specific business and enterprise tools that leverage rich spatial and business data with emerging technologies throughout the corporation in the 21st century.
Open Political Contributions invited citizens to digitize Taiwan's political contribution reports to make them openly accessible. Through crowdsourcing efforts, citizens worked to transcribe the reports, transforming closed data into open data available for public search and examination online. This assemblage of story, people, data, mediums and fun helped mobilize people for political action by making government transparency and accountability a collaborative effort.
Introducing CivicLab @ Pumping Station OneTom Tresser
The CivicLab - http://www.civiclab.us - was a space where activists met technologists and designers to build tools that accelerate civic engagement and community improvement efforts. Email us @ tom@civiclab.us. We closed on June 30, 2015 after two action packed years of operation.
- The document discusses the history and accomplishments of the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) in developing statewide land information systems over the past few decades through initiatives like the Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP).
- It notes the status of data production across counties and benefits that have resulted, like increased conservation planning efficiency and lower flood insurance costs.
- Going forward, it raises questions around fully implementing their 2015 vision, modernizing foundational elements statewide, and engaging new partners and legislative support to extend their reach.
This document discusses responsive design for RI.gov. Responsive design uses CSS media queries, fluid grids, and flexible assets to automatically adapt a website's layout for different screen sizes and devices. RI.gov was built with a mobile-first approach using these responsive design techniques without server-side detection. Mobile traffic to RI.gov has more than doubled in the past year. Resources for learning more about responsive design are provided.
Civic tech tools for better city budgetsMatthew Gray
New digital tools have the power to make budgets more understandable, participatory and engaging.
Using data visualizations, simulators and consultation tools, activists and city governments around the world have taken us out of the age of the 500-page dry as dust budget PDF.
What can we do about it in Toronto?
To learn more about Better Budget Toronto, visit http://www.betterbudget.ca/
--- This presentation was used in a workshop at Better Budget Day 2, in the Evergreen Brickworks, by Asher Zafar and Matthew Gray ---
This document discusses the transition from traditional centralized networks to decentralized mesh networks and ecosystems. It highlights how value is created through interdependence rather than hierarchy using frameworks like S2G (skills become power) and concepts like Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety. Data sharing between networks in accordance with user permissions can help create local ecosystems where individuals exchange data and resources like transportation, food, education and more. This facilitates serendipitous connections and community.
Coding for Community - Team Notify 311 VinelandKimi Wei
The document describes a proposed mobile app called 311 Vineland that would allow citizens of Vineland to report issues in the city to relevant departments, track the status of reports, and improve communication between citizens and the city. The app would use GPS to geotag reports, allow photos to be attached, and notify users when issues are resolved. City employees would access a dashboard to manage reports and update citizens. The goals are to streamline reporting, increase government accountability and transparency, and engage citizens as partners in improving the city.
CalGIS 2015: People and Practice, The Changing role of GIS and Civic Technolo...Alicia Rouault
Opening keynote address to CalGIS 2015 on behalf of Code for America titled Peoeple and Practice: The changing role of GIS professionals and civic tech in 2015
Government agencies across the U.S. are increasingly prioritizing digital services and online engagement with citizens. Five major trends are guiding this transition: citizen-centric design, mobility, open source technology, treating information as a service, and innovative marketing. The document explores these trends, discusses challenges of digital governance, and provides examples of digital innovation in government. It also offers guidance to help agencies start their own digital initiatives. While technology is important, cultural change within agencies is key to successfully adopting new digital strategies and service models.
The document summarizes the work of Code for America's team in New Orleans in 2012 to address urban blight. The team developed BlightStatus, a website that provides residents easy access to information about blighted properties in their neighborhoods and the city's efforts to address them. BlightStatus helped close the information gap between citizens and the city, and empowered more active community engagement in reducing neighborhood blight. It has now been adopted by 15 other cities and the team is continuing its development as a civic startup.
Open government international garry lloydGarry Lloyd
“Our vision is for an open government. For the government and community to be able to leverage a government platform with social media tools, developing a community instinct. This would then enable both government and community to have an inherent inclination toward the same behaviour / goal.”
Crafting a Comprehensive Digital Government StrategyGovLoop
With public sector resources dwindling and demand increasing from citizens, government has little choice but to innovate and reform service delivery. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis, this report will provide a snapshot of what a digital government truly is and the path agencies can take to craft a comprehensive digital strategy.
navigating the new social: Gov 2.0 and community engagementPatrick McCormick
This document summarizes a presentation about navigating government 2.0 and community engagement. It discusses how governments are evolving to become more open, collaborative and co-productive by utilizing new technologies and tools. It explores how citizen expectations have changed with the rise of the internet and how governments need to adapt to better meet public needs and build trust through open engagement and sharing information and data. The presentation provides examples of how governments can foster collaboration internally and with citizens by encouraging content creation, gathering ideas and feedback openly, and working across boundaries to solve problems.
The document summarizes a webinar on Google's Data Commons presented by TechSoup. It provides an overview of what Google's Data Commons is, including that it allows open access to public data through a common framework and tools. It describes the key elements - a data publishing framework, suite of tools, and Google Public Data Commons. The webinar featured presentations from organizations in Nigeria, Colombia, and Mexico on how they have used data to tell stories about development issues. It concludes with information on resources and ways to stay engaged.
This document discusses how open data can fuel innovation both internally and externally for organizations like the US Census Bureau. It provides examples of how the Census Bureau's open data and APIs are being used by developers and communities to create applications and solutions. The document advocates for treating open government data as a product that can drive public sector innovation through platforms and ecosystems that bring together data producers and consumers.
Gov 2.0 from the inside out: supercharging the public sector with social mediaPatrick McCormick
This document summarizes a presentation about implementing Government 2.0 strategies from within the public sector to better engage citizens through social media. It discusses how Australians now prefer online news and services and have growing social media use. It also outlines the Department of Justice's social media policy and efforts to create an open culture of innovation within constraints of public purpose. Key recommendations include building trust with citizens online to facilitate collaborative problem solving and co-producing services through open participation and data.
NICAR: Open government, Gov 2.0 and open data journalismAlexander Howard
This document discusses open data journalism and how open data allows citizens to be generative in new ways by organizing on open data platforms using various data sources from government, industry, and social media. However, there is also a risk that open data only empowers those who are already empowered, so efforts are needed to bridge the "data divide" and make data accessible to all.
CivicAction has played the role of neutral sandbox for over a decade, bringing together senior executives and rising leaders from all sectors to tackle challenges facing the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. They build partnerships and take action through campaigns, programs, and organizations that transform the region. CivicAction hosts events and programs focused on topics like jobs for youth facing barriers, transforming government for the 21st century, and open data.
Integrating Geospatial into the EverydayCybera Inc.
Geospatial data have been an integral part of the everyday at the City of Calgary since the City’s incorporation in the late 19th century. Today, geospatial professionals at the City of Calgary assemble and manage increasing variety and volume of geospatial data, and work to integrate these data into everyday business operations, including planning and response to civil emergencies such as the 2013 flood event. Despite challenges to data integration, coordination with business and technology partners have resulted in successful development, deployment and maintenance of specific business and enterprise tools that leverage rich spatial and business data with emerging technologies throughout the corporation in the 21st century.
Open Political Contributions invited citizens to digitize Taiwan's political contribution reports to make them openly accessible. Through crowdsourcing efforts, citizens worked to transcribe the reports, transforming closed data into open data available for public search and examination online. This assemblage of story, people, data, mediums and fun helped mobilize people for political action by making government transparency and accountability a collaborative effort.
Introducing CivicLab @ Pumping Station OneTom Tresser
The CivicLab - http://www.civiclab.us - was a space where activists met technologists and designers to build tools that accelerate civic engagement and community improvement efforts. Email us @ tom@civiclab.us. We closed on June 30, 2015 after two action packed years of operation.
- The document discusses the history and accomplishments of the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) in developing statewide land information systems over the past few decades through initiatives like the Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP).
- It notes the status of data production across counties and benefits that have resulted, like increased conservation planning efficiency and lower flood insurance costs.
- Going forward, it raises questions around fully implementing their 2015 vision, modernizing foundational elements statewide, and engaging new partners and legislative support to extend their reach.
This document discusses responsive design for RI.gov. Responsive design uses CSS media queries, fluid grids, and flexible assets to automatically adapt a website's layout for different screen sizes and devices. RI.gov was built with a mobile-first approach using these responsive design techniques without server-side detection. Mobile traffic to RI.gov has more than doubled in the past year. Resources for learning more about responsive design are provided.
Civic tech tools for better city budgetsMatthew Gray
New digital tools have the power to make budgets more understandable, participatory and engaging.
Using data visualizations, simulators and consultation tools, activists and city governments around the world have taken us out of the age of the 500-page dry as dust budget PDF.
What can we do about it in Toronto?
To learn more about Better Budget Toronto, visit http://www.betterbudget.ca/
--- This presentation was used in a workshop at Better Budget Day 2, in the Evergreen Brickworks, by Asher Zafar and Matthew Gray ---
This document discusses the transition from traditional centralized networks to decentralized mesh networks and ecosystems. It highlights how value is created through interdependence rather than hierarchy using frameworks like S2G (skills become power) and concepts like Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety. Data sharing between networks in accordance with user permissions can help create local ecosystems where individuals exchange data and resources like transportation, food, education and more. This facilitates serendipitous connections and community.
Coding for Community - Team Notify 311 VinelandKimi Wei
The document describes a proposed mobile app called 311 Vineland that would allow citizens of Vineland to report issues in the city to relevant departments, track the status of reports, and improve communication between citizens and the city. The app would use GPS to geotag reports, allow photos to be attached, and notify users when issues are resolved. City employees would access a dashboard to manage reports and update citizens. The goals are to streamline reporting, increase government accountability and transparency, and engage citizens as partners in improving the city.
CalGIS 2015: People and Practice, The Changing role of GIS and Civic Technolo...Alicia Rouault
Opening keynote address to CalGIS 2015 on behalf of Code for America titled Peoeple and Practice: The changing role of GIS professionals and civic tech in 2015
Government agencies across the U.S. are increasingly prioritizing digital services and online engagement with citizens. Five major trends are guiding this transition: citizen-centric design, mobility, open source technology, treating information as a service, and innovative marketing. The document explores these trends, discusses challenges of digital governance, and provides examples of digital innovation in government. It also offers guidance to help agencies start their own digital initiatives. While technology is important, cultural change within agencies is key to successfully adopting new digital strategies and service models.
The document summarizes the work of Code for America's team in New Orleans in 2012 to address urban blight. The team developed BlightStatus, a website that provides residents easy access to information about blighted properties in their neighborhoods and the city's efforts to address them. BlightStatus helped close the information gap between citizens and the city, and empowered more active community engagement in reducing neighborhood blight. It has now been adopted by 15 other cities and the team is continuing its development as a civic startup.
Open government international garry lloydGarry Lloyd
“Our vision is for an open government. For the government and community to be able to leverage a government platform with social media tools, developing a community instinct. This would then enable both government and community to have an inherent inclination toward the same behaviour / goal.”
Crafting a Comprehensive Digital Government StrategyGovLoop
With public sector resources dwindling and demand increasing from citizens, government has little choice but to innovate and reform service delivery. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis, this report will provide a snapshot of what a digital government truly is and the path agencies can take to craft a comprehensive digital strategy.
navigating the new social: Gov 2.0 and community engagementPatrick McCormick
This document summarizes a presentation about navigating government 2.0 and community engagement. It discusses how governments are evolving to become more open, collaborative and co-productive by utilizing new technologies and tools. It explores how citizen expectations have changed with the rise of the internet and how governments need to adapt to better meet public needs and build trust through open engagement and sharing information and data. The presentation provides examples of how governments can foster collaboration internally and with citizens by encouraging content creation, gathering ideas and feedback openly, and working across boundaries to solve problems.
The document summarizes a webinar on Google's Data Commons presented by TechSoup. It provides an overview of what Google's Data Commons is, including that it allows open access to public data through a common framework and tools. It describes the key elements - a data publishing framework, suite of tools, and Google Public Data Commons. The webinar featured presentations from organizations in Nigeria, Colombia, and Mexico on how they have used data to tell stories about development issues. It concludes with information on resources and ways to stay engaged.
This document discusses how open data can fuel innovation both internally and externally for organizations like the US Census Bureau. It provides examples of how the Census Bureau's open data and APIs are being used by developers and communities to create applications and solutions. The document advocates for treating open government data as a product that can drive public sector innovation through platforms and ecosystems that bring together data producers and consumers.
Gov 2.0 from the inside out: supercharging the public sector with social mediaPatrick McCormick
This document summarizes a presentation about implementing Government 2.0 strategies from within the public sector to better engage citizens through social media. It discusses how Australians now prefer online news and services and have growing social media use. It also outlines the Department of Justice's social media policy and efforts to create an open culture of innovation within constraints of public purpose. Key recommendations include building trust with citizens online to facilitate collaborative problem solving and co-producing services through open participation and data.
The document summarizes Cook County, Illinois' open government plan, which aims to increase transparency and public participation through an open data portal. It outlines the county's open government ordinance requiring agencies to publish at least 3 high-value datasets to the portal within 120 days. The plan discusses the county's open data categories and initiatives to improve transparency, such as publishing budgets, calendars and check registers online. It also notes the county contracted with Socrata to host the open data portal to provide pre-built tools and functionality.
This document provides an overview of big data and its potential value for government agencies. It begins by defining big data based on the three Vs - volume, velocity, and variety. It then discusses trends driving the explosion of data and some potential uses of big data across various government missions like healthcare, transportation, education, cybersecurity, and more. The document also presents case studies of early adopters of big data and discusses technical considerations, recommendations for getting started, and public policy issues related to big data. Overall, the document aims to demystify big data and provide guidance to agency leaders on harnessing its value.
This document provides an overview and introduction to big data for government agencies. It defines big data and its key characteristics of volume, velocity and variety. The document outlines several potential mission and business values of big data, such as improved healthcare quality and efficiency, transportation optimization, fraud detection, cybersecurity and weather prediction. It also provides case studies of early big data adopters in government. The document aims to demystify big data and provide a practical roadmap for government agencies to start leveraging big data for transformation.
I’m glad you picked up a copy of our third edition of Open Innovation. It’s packed full of examples of how the open
data movement is growing quickly and becoming one of the most dynamic areas of technology today.
In our “Community Report” section, you’ll get to meet people who are bringing open data to more places, like the
executives in Montgomery County who supported the creation of financial transparency apps that educate citizens
on county budget data. You’ll also hear about Code for America’s successful startup incubator program and the
Center for Medicaid and Medicare’s (CMS) innovative use of healthcare data. Finally, we highlight authors in the
community with our new book review section and showcase a few members of the “Open Data Doers Club.” Any of
the doers remind you of yourself?
“There’s an app for that.” We’ve all heard it and it’s becoming more and more true thanks to new public datasets
made available by governments. In our “What’s App’ening?” section, you’ll find out how New York City
encourages citizens to create apps that address the city’s toughest issues and you’ll get an overview of Socrata Open
Expenditures™ and Socrata Open Budget™, financial transparency apps we designed with help from government
finance leaders.
Timely information to citizens: Innovations in engaging citizens with servi...Dave Harte
Presentation given on 19th August 2009 at Fazeley studios, Digbeth, Birmingham. Event was about data mashing, sponsored by The Guardian and organised by Chris Unitt of Meshed Media.
lessons in Gov 2.0: building strategy from the inside outPatrick McCormick
In the seminar, Pat will share his experience and provide an overview of:
the application of social media to the business of government and engagement with citizens
developing a strategic approach to using social media as well as supporting a culture of collaboration.
Pat\'s presentation will draw on a range of practical Gov 2.0 examples in the Department of Justice such as Fire Ready mobile applications, Championship Moves, Cameras Cut Crashes, and the Sentencing Advisory Council.
The document discusses how data from the Internet of Things and citizen science can be used for public benefit. It outlines how data is being generated from more sources and in larger volumes, and how this data combined with artificial intelligence is fueling a new data economy. It also presents several approaches for how citizens can be engaged to help refine open government data through incentives and blockchain-based systems, moving from just consuming open data to co-creating and maintaining public services.
A Shared Vision For Regional ProsperityRPO America
KC Rising exists to achieve regional prosperity for all by aligning and accelerating community efforts. It outlines current efforts and goals around several pillars including growing the economy, workforce development, housing, transportation, and digital equity. Metrics are used to measure progress, especially through an equity lens. While KC performs well on some economic metrics like GDP per job, progress has stalled in other areas like income sufficiency and the racial wealth gap, showing more work is needed for prosperity to be shared by all.
The Perfect Storm: Service Oriented Government, Data Classification and AWSAmazon Web Services
This session will demonstrate how to reduce costs while expanding your opportunities for innovation on Amazon Web Services. It will consider a practical approach for data classification and security controls over objects and API endpoints which span an agency, its jurisdiction and the public. It will cover the foundations of Open Government from it's principles of transparency, participation and collaboration. It will touch on the economics of open data and the cost reducing effect of digital transactions being enabled right now throughout the public sector. Finally, we’ll look at real world examples from the Government Digital Service in the United Kingdom, the Victorian Government’s Information Asset Register and those expected from the Federal Government's Digital Transformation Office.
Speaker: Steven De Costa, Managing Director, Link Digital
Next Generation Broadband Cities - Lightning TalksUS-Ignite
Lightning Talks fromMegan Smith U.S. Chief Technology Officer
NIST, OSTP, Tech Hire, Maker Movement, CitySDK, Regional Big Data Hubs, Start-up in a Day, Broadband Connectivity Index, ConectED, Community Gigabit Fund
at the Launch of Smart Gigabit Communities event January 26, 2016
Civic monitoring involves citizens scrutinizing how public funds are spent through collaboration with state authorities. It works by civic communities collecting and structuring data released in open formats to monitor public interventions and identify problems or propose solutions. The objectives of civic monitoring are to make state data more accessible, identify methods for monitoring, and describe specific monitoring cases through collective events and communication to competent institutions.
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UXPA Boston 2013: Design For America - Your Country Needs UXCodeForBoston
The document discusses civic innovation and the work of Code for Boston. It provides an overview of Code for Boston, including that it started in 2012 as part of the first class of Brigade cities, has around 30 active members and 175 total members, and meets weekly to work on civic technology projects. Examples of completed and in-progress projects are listed. The document encourages getting involved with Code for Boston through their meetup group, fellowship program, or by contacting the brigade captain.
Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: New Urban MechanicsCodeForBoston
This document summarizes various experiments conducted by the city of Boston to engage citizens and make government more transparent and personalized. It describes experiments from 2008-2013 like Citizens Connect, City Worker, and Street Bump that aimed to connect citizens to government services via mobile apps, online chat, and collecting street condition data. The impact of these experiments included doubling service requests while maintaining delivery times, one third of cases now handled digitally, and an 89% recommendation rate from users, up 21% since starting these efforts. The document advocates that transparency, communication and personalization, if done right, can inform, empower and engage citizens.
Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: URBAN.BostonCodeForBoston
Michael P. Johnson of the University of Massachusetts Boston and URBAN.Boston presented at the Code for Boston Civic Expo on June 1, 2013. He discussed how community-based organizations that serve low-income communities have a strong mission but often lack data and analytics capabilities. His goals were to understand what data these organizations need to succeed and how data could help improve decision-making. He proposed collaborating with community members and organizations to develop "information and decision aids" to empower communities.
Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: Code for BostonCodeForBoston
Code for Boston is a brigade of the Code for America fellowship program started in October 2012 with about 30 active members. The brigade meets weekly in Cambridge to work on civic technology projects like a Boston flu shot app, an internet emergency broadcast system, an app to facilitate food pantry donations, and an app to explore local culture through social media. The brigade also advocates for open data in Cambridge and is developing a coding education program for middle school students. The summary invites interested individuals to get involved by joining the brigade or applying for the Code for America fellowship.
Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: City of Boston Data ScienceCodeForBoston
City of Boston Principal Data Scientist Curt Savoie discusses the City's open data portal, the state of open data, and the ways that citizens can help him make Boston a better place.
Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: MA Office of the Government Innovation OfficerCodeForBoston
Deputy Government Innovation Officer Joan Matsumoto discusses the problems with agile innovation in government and the ways the OGIO is addressing them.
Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: Engagement Game LabCodeForBoston
Emerson Visiting Professor Jesse Baldwin-Philippi discusses the gamification and civic engagement work being investigated at the Emerson College Engagement Game Lab.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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Overview
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2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
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3. MAPC’s Data Services Group has a mission
to SHARE INFORMATION:
(k) to compile and maintain a system for the COLLECTION and DISSEMINATION of
INFORMATION and STATISTICS relevant to the district, and to make such information
AVAILABLE to PUBLIC AGENCIES and to PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS and
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED in ACTIVITIES which tend to IMPLEMENT the objectives and
recommendations of the commission;
Mass. General Laws, Chapter 40B Section 14
4. But it can be a CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
for INNOVATION:
REST
M O N G O D B
JQUERY
…???
NO TIME RAPIDLY CHANGING
TECHNOLOGY
SKEPTICAL YET
SUPPORTIVE BOSS
Photo: Marilyn Humphries
SOAP
5. We BUILD TOOLS & EXPLORE DATA through:
ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
HACKING EVENTS
PARTNERSHIPS
COMPETITIONS
11. ComeWork With Us!
Hiring WEB DEVELOPER with experience in
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and Linux
mapc.org > JOBS AT MAPC
12. Links:
Development Database -- dd.mapc.org
Boston Green Map -- bostongreenmap.org
MetroBoston DataCommon -- metrobostondatacommon.org
Hubway Data Visualization Challenge -- hubwaydatachallenge.org
Data Day -- dataday2013.eventbrite.com
Holly St. Clair
Data Services Director
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
hstclair@mapc.org
617-933-0717
@hollystclair