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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 7th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: San Francisco |
Is real-time data a recipe for happier citizens? Websites and applications that provide citizens with real-time data can help them make better use of their time – which translates into fewer frustrated drivers and irate residents at the local government office window. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
Open data advocates are eager to get more cities to embrace their vision of transparency and citizen participation. City officials, on the other hand, are more worried about the risks of letting the public have unfettered access to municipal data. Yet, with a little strategy, convincing local governments to release their data need not be an insurmountable challenge. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 17th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
One major challenge for cities facing the prospect of adopting new media tools is the disparity between the fast pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaption. Fortunately, cities don’t have to do everything themselves. By just opening up their data to the public, cities can let third-party developers to provide citizens with useful tools to engage with their community. (
keep reading…)
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Is real-time data a recipe for happier citizens? Websites and applications that provide citizens with real-time data can help them make better use of their time – which translates into fewer frustrated drivers and irate residents at the local government office window. (keep reading…)
Open data advocates are eager to get more cities to embrace their vision of transparency and citizen participation. City officials, on the other hand, are more worried about the risks of letting the public have unfettered access to municipal data. Yet, with a little strategy, convincing local governments to release their data need not be an insurmountable challenge. (keep reading…)
One major challenge for cities facing the prospect of adopting new media tools is the disparity between the fast pace of technological change and the slow pace of institutional adaption. Fortunately, cities don’t have to do everything themselves. By just opening up their data to the public, cities can let third-party developers to provide citizens with useful tools to engage with their community. (keep reading…)
