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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Dec 8th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Nov 15th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Washington, D.C. |
Online tools hold enormous potential to help citizens get involved in their communities. Yet without an informed citizenry and a strong culture of civic engagement, its likely that even the most sophisticated uses of online technology won’t succeed in increasing public participation. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Jul 7th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
With budget belt-tightening happening across the country, investments in the types of new technology projects that help create more efficient and open government are being threatened. But IT spending has the potential to save governments money—and is something the public supports. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | May 13th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Baltimore, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. |
Mitch Landrieu, the newly elected mayor of New Orleans, has announced his plans for a more data-driven management approach, modeled on Baltimore’s CitiStat program. Though the hope is that such a system will improve the accountability and performance of the city’s government, it won’t be as easy as flipping the switch. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Apr 28th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
The recent global travel disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano demonstrated one good thing—people can use technology rather effectively to replace in person meetings. With video conferencing and virtual meeting technologies more robust than ever, it might be time to give the traditional public meeting an extreme online makeover. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
While a few large and tech-savvy cities have taken the lead in developing innovative new media tools, smaller cities and towns are faced with figuring out how to approach these technologies in a way that makes sense for them. Some smaller communities have had some success on their own, but what’s needed is a more standardized “platform” approach to open city tools. (
keep reading…)
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Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (keep reading…)
Online tools hold enormous potential to help citizens get involved in their communities. Yet without an informed citizenry and a strong culture of civic engagement, its likely that even the most sophisticated uses of online technology won’t succeed in increasing public participation. (keep reading…)
With budget belt-tightening happening across the country, investments in the types of new technology projects that help create more efficient and open government are being threatened. But IT spending has the potential to save governments money—and is something the public supports. (keep reading…)
Mitch Landrieu, the newly elected mayor of New Orleans, has announced his plans for a more data-driven management approach, modeled on Baltimore’s CitiStat program. Though the hope is that such a system will improve the accountability and performance of the city’s government, it won’t be as easy as flipping the switch. (keep reading…)
The recent global travel disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano demonstrated one good thing—people can use technology rather effectively to replace in person meetings. With video conferencing and virtual meeting technologies more robust than ever, it might be time to give the traditional public meeting an extreme online makeover. (keep reading…)
While a few large and tech-savvy cities have taken the lead in developing innovative new media tools, smaller cities and towns are faced with figuring out how to approach these technologies in a way that makes sense for them. Some smaller communities have had some success on their own, but what’s needed is a more standardized “platform” approach to open city tools. (keep reading…)
