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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

Forum One

We're seeing exciting trends in governments making data more available ? Whether on crime, education, or the environment, governments are putting more data on the web. And they're doing it in ways that allow people to build web applications on top of the data. and valuable ? for the public.

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Slides: DC's Innovative Data Catalog

Forum One

Our Web Executive Seminar last month featured a terrific case study by District of Columbia CTO Vivek Kundra on the DC Data Catalog -- an archive of over 200 data feeds. We've blogged about Kundra's presentation previously, but now his slides are available for the first time (with audio).

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

VisionLink is a strong supporter of AIRS standards (the certifying body for 2-1-1 operations), and was in the fact the first to endorse and to deploy XML based data exchange standards used to move resource information among compliant software providers. With approximately 1.5 People who want to give help often do not know where to begin.

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Slides by New OMB e-Gov Head Vivek Kundra

Forum One

Federal News Radio reported today that Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer for the District of Columbia, has taken a position as new Office of Management and Budget administrator for e-government and information technology: Kundra comes to OMB from the Washington city government where he was chief technology officer.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Vancouver, British Columbia: Design for Nondesigners. Washington, District of Columbia: February DataJam. Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

The top three technology challenges for respondents are building websites, managing data, and fundraising. Vancouver, British Columbia: Understanding the New Top-Level Domains (TLDs). Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Speakers came from Stephenson Strategies, DC government, NPR, and the Sunlight Foundation. Spawned by exaggerated fears, governments and content publishers distrusted their constituents or audiences and would only release information once it had been filtered, cleansed, or massaged. government to run a “ Show Us a Better Way ” contest.