Government Technology

The report highlights the opportunity to save federal funds by maximizing the use of state data and analysis, and directs agencies to avoid duplicative analysis of raw data prepared by the states, who are the primary managers for wildlife within their borders.

"Here in urban Silicon Valley — and especially in San Francisco — the tech community has begun wading into the realm of urban planning, oftentimes without even realizing it."

The Knight News Challenge on Open Gov asked innovators to present solutions that make public information more relevant and useful, helping journalists to do their jobs and empowering citizens to contribute to community progress.

The website for the state of Montana has undergone an overhaul, with information arranged in new ways and a look that’s more pleasing to the eye and more in keeping with the state’s overall marketing and tourism promotion efforts.

City Manager Chris Kukulski said this week that the department is now open during lunchtime and will soon have software to allow people to check the status of building permits online.

Large volumes of data sets derived from sophisticated sensors and social media feeds are increasingly being used by government agencies.

Montana’s official website http://www.montana.gov

On Monday in a unanimous vote, the Missoula City Council preliminarily adopted an online privacy ordinance to protect employees from having to divulge private passwords to online accounts.

The authors suggest using data to improve decision-making and to design solutions. Data is particularly important for holding providers and programs accountable for results — and for finding far more efficient and cost-effective ways to deliver public services.

This webinar will provide an overview of STATS America (http://www.statsamerica.org), an EDA-supported data tool that you can use as part of your project decision making process.