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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 ? Whether on crime, education, or the environment, governments are putting more data on the web. But local and state governments are also setting their data free. What are your favorite examples of government data applications and mashups?

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Slides by New OMB e-Gov Head Vivek Kundra

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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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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

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Our latest Web Executive Seminar, “ Web Sites without Walls ,” featured four speakers who are helping change the landscape for content sharing. Speakers came from Stephenson Strategies, DC government, NPR, and the Sunlight Foundation. Citizens are more quickly adept to hold government accountable for its actions.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #3: Health Care Provider Data Feed

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The District of Columbia, for example, boasts one of the highest insurance rates in the country, but two thirds of its residents rely on Medicaid and finding and getting an appointment with a doctor who takes Medicaid can seem more difficult than winning a radio contest. Web site / contact information. Tags: Strategy.

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Loco for Local: Regional Examples of Open Government

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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 was pleasantly surprised by the number of people interested or involved in local open government projects.