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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

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We're seeing exciting trends in governments making data more available ? for the public. 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. One suggestion, Vancouver: add a crime map.

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DC Does Public Information Right

Forum One

Post-event feedback shows that Vivek Kundra's presentation was extremely popular.

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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

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Vancouver, British Columbia: Design for Nondesigners. Washington, District of Columbia: February DataJam. Thursday, February 9, 2017.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Some presenters jumped at the chance to defend Jeffersonian principles through the timely release and transparency of public information. Others went on to crown the achievements from the participatory public sphere that have arisen as a result of increased access to content. However, these traditional models are breaking apart.

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Loco for Local: Regional Examples of Open Government

Forum One

The event convened almost 300 passionate people, all coming together for a common goal: to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent, accountable and meaningfully accessible to the public. I am especially interested in projects that connect citizens with data that improves their everyday lives.