The nation’s new Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel unveiled on Tuesday his “Future First” agenda, which emphasized the need to change the way government procures software and sets policy: In the end, we can’t build a 21st century government without fundamentally changing how we invest in technology. Traditionally, it has taken years for an IT solution to move [...]
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New America Foundation’s Gov 2.0 Report Highlights IT Dashboard
This morning the New America Foundation released a comprehensive Gov 2.0 report about how California’s local governments are using technology to connect with the public and improve services. “Hear Us Now? A California Survey of Digital Technology’s Role in Civic Engagement and Local Government” is a survey of 41 different innovations from across the state, [...]
#ogdcamp 2011 is coming!
The following guest post is from Jonathan Gray, Community Coordinator for our friends at the Open Knowledge Foundation. The world’s biggest open data event to date, Open Government Data Camp 2011, is taking place in Warsaw this week. Our dedicated team of organisers has been busy working around the clock to prepare a veritable feast [...]
NYC Turns to the Crowd for Bike Share
New York City is launching a new option for transportation: Bike Share. Instead of hopping into a cab or jumping on the subway, you’ll soon be able to grab a bike from one of the self-service bike docking stations around town. It’s a system that’s gaining increasing popularity in metropolitan areas including Boston, Washington, and [...]
An Open Data Race in Philly
As we’ve previously written, there are many advantages for governments if they open up their data, ranging from visualizations and better decision-making to citizen engagement and broader awareness. A challenge, however, lies in the process of opening it up — and not just technically. As has been pointed out, a difficult question is, “Where to [...]
Help Us Seed the Commons: CC Research Internship
Civic Commons exists to help governments share technology, and over the next few months, we’re in the process of building a literal “Commons” — an online marketplace to connect government officials with the knowledge about the civic technology they need. We believe a robust marketplace can disrupt the way governments are currently using technology, making [...]
311 Pioneering Baltimore Continues to Lead the Way with Open311
The new 311 Mobile App allows citizens to have real-time collaboration with their government. – Mayor Rawlings-Blake The City of Baltimore has a long history of leading the way with 311. In 1996, they were the first city to deploy the 311 short code and unified call center, and in 1999, the city launched CitiStat, [...]
Intelligent Cities Forum Interview: Nick Grossman [Video]
At the Intelligent Cities Forum, Peter Corbett of iStrategyLabs spoke with our own Nick Grossman about Civic Commons, OpenPlans, and the future of cities. Check out the video of the interview below: Intelligent Cities Forum: Nick Grossman from National Building Museum on Vimeo.
Help Us Build a Civic Commons
OpenSource.com is an interesting and active resource for insights on open source technology in industries ranging from business and law to education and government. Today, they featured a post on Civic Commons and specifically on the marketplace we’re in the process of building and how you can help…
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Developing a Lean, Agile Procurement Guide
Posted on September 2, 2011 by Michelle Koeth in Commentary, News
At Code for America, we’re encouraged to release work product often – what the techy entrepreneur crowd terms an iterative, lean, agile development process. The net result forces you to embrace mistakes, rather than be in denial about them. In this way, work product is available, even if it is in an imperfect state, to [...]