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Governments have a responsibility to provide services for the well-being of their citizens in the most effective and efficient manner possible. We believe that openness, transparency, and...
View ArticleCreating a citizen movement for open government
How do you get techies, govies, and citizens to identify, collaborate, and start creating solutions for your local government? Host a CityCamp.It's easier than you think. The first CityCamp Raleigh...
View ArticleGet Satisfaction: Tips for engaging citizens in gov 2.0
When we talk about open government technology, it’s often in terms of open data, open source software, social media or crowd-sourced ideation and 311 tools. What’s rarely discussed is a truly open,...
View ArticleShowing aloha through open government
The City of Honolulu is calling all citizens to join the open government movement on December 3 and to prove the value of government data as a platform. They hope to entice citizens to shape the future...
View ArticleDoes your city need a better brand?
How should a city's brand be created?Vote by the people7.4% (6 votes)Naturally through behavior13.6% (11 votes)Architected through a creative process25.9% (21 votes)By an agency1.2% (1 vote)Issue a...
View ArticleOne-day of innovation for Colorado municipal governments and community...
Open Colorado is announcing the third annual CityCamp Colorado unconference scheduled for Friday, October 26, 2012. The unconference will bring together people to share ideas that aim to enhance...
View ArticleGovernment tech stakeholders gather at state hackathon
Great things for open government happened last year on November 15-16 at the 4th annual Capitol Camp event, organized and hosted by the New York State Senate and the New York State Office of...
View ArticleSolutions for government agencies to empower citizens
Meet Kris Trujillo, Senior Software Architect at Accela. I met Trujillo at last year's CityCamp Colorado and was curious about how Accela is advancing the open government movement with their software....
View ArticleOpen civic dialogue with text messaging
This is the second post in a short series in effort to recognize and celebrate the close of the 2013 Code for America Incubator. This new program was created to support Code for America Fellows as they...
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