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Missoula Civic Hackathon – Residents of All Comunities Are Invited, 3/26-27, University Of Montana

This Civic Hackathon Looks Forward to Hosting Technical Developers and Citizens From All Communities to Build Solutions to Civic Problems

White House Helps Cities, Residents Improve Quality of Life by Opening Data, Offering Digital Services

On March 7, the White House released a trove of open datasets and tools to cultivate job growth, transportation, education and affordable housing under an initiative it calls the Opportunity Project.

Help us create a new Montana Fish Portal!

Montana FWP is asking anglers and those interested in accessing fish information for help in improving a replacement to the existing Fishing Guide http://fwp.mt.gov/fishing/guide and MFISH web query applications http://fwp.mt.gov/fishing/mFish/ on the FWP website.

Montana’s Senator Jon Tester slams public land transfer efforts, fights for family farmers and ranchers

Interior Secretary: Public land transfer could force grazing fees to jump by 900 percent for Montana ranchers

How an East Coast think tank (ALEC – Koch Brothers) is fueling the land transfer movement

ALEC is becoming increasingly involved in the public lands debate by providing model bills for Western states.

5 Ways to Entice Millennials to the Public Sector

Young people are as motivated by the idea of public service as they ever were. Governments aren’t doing what they should to take advantage of that.

How ‘Philanthrocapitalism’ Could Transform Government

Without spending a dollar, it has already brought disruptive change to philanthropy.

L.A.’s Library of Open Data Sparks Better Government

The city has created a path for other municipalities to make it easier than ever for agencies to share information with the public and each other.

Telemedicine Advances Faster Than States Can Keep Up

As recently as 2011, only 11 states had telehealth parity laws, which require that insurers reimburse telehealth providers exactly as they would for an in-person visit.

California to Pilot Statewide Open Data Portal – "Our strategy is to start small, iterate, have low costs and low risks"

"It’s open data to push, ultimately, a culture of data-based decision-making."

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses