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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Apr 30th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. |
Moving data and applications from public agency computers and servers to the Internet can help public agencies save money and more easily deploy tools that capitalize on citizen input. While obstacles to widespread adoption of cloud computing remain, cities have already shown the risks aren’t insurmountable. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 29th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C. |
While cities have been publishing increasing amounts of data online—such as crime statistics, restaurant inspections and permit applications—many citizens and advocates want more access to data about government spending, hoping that public oversight can clamp down on abuses of taxpayer money. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 25th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest, West Coast | Cities: Chicago |
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (
keep reading…)
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Shelton Hull | Apr 25th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
NAC is proud to present our new daily report contributor, Shelton Hull, columnist and writer based in Jacksonville, Florida. His work has appeared in
FolioWeekly,
Counterpunch,
Ink19 and
Section 8 Magazine. His first column deals with property tax cuts in Florida and how they have cities scrambling to stay ahead of their budgets. (
keep reading…)
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Moving data and applications from public agency computers and servers to the Internet can help public agencies save money and more easily deploy tools that capitalize on citizen input. While obstacles to widespread adoption of cloud computing remain, cities have already shown the risks aren’t insurmountable. (keep reading…)
While cities have been publishing increasing amounts of data online—such as crime statistics, restaurant inspections and permit applications—many citizens and advocates want more access to data about government spending, hoping that public oversight can clamp down on abuses of taxpayer money. (keep reading…)
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (keep reading…)
NAC is proud to present our new daily report contributor, Shelton Hull, columnist and writer based in Jacksonville, Florida. His work has appeared in FolioWeekly, Counterpunch, Ink19 and Section 8 Magazine. His first column deals with property tax cuts in Florida and how they have cities scrambling to stay ahead of their budgets. (keep reading…)
