Government Technology

The Civic Data Challenge turns the raw data of ‘civic health’ into useful applications and visualizations that have direct impact on public decision-making.

They were on hand to get a feel for the dashboard system’s capabilities in order to evaluate its potential for event coordination.

The Information Technology Leadership Academy has been around in one form or another since 1990. Over the years, the program matured into an annual nine-month crash course that teaches middle managers the skills necessary to lead a technology department.

On April 19 and 20, San Francisco will host a weekend hackathon dedicated to improving how residents and tourists experience The City by the Bay.

We don’t run into too many states anymore that don’t have any tools at all.

Today, elected officials lust after any
job-creating business, but "high-tech" jobs are particularly
attractive. Leading-edge elected officials expect the technology of their government to keep pace and to contribute to
attracting business.

"This isn’t necessarily something people are used to with government."

Before reaching out to citizens with notifications such as emergency alerts and traffic updates, for example, agencies must first build a strong database of contacts. By consolidating existing email contact lists using automated and integrated solutions, governments can more efficiently add new contacts, and reach their constituents.

At the meeting, Jaffe said he would not support the contract, and he explained his stance on his listserv http://www.Missoulagov.org . He was in the minority; the committee voted to recommend the council approve the purchase.

"This is an issue of culture and orientation — a willingness of people across an organization to combine and share their data, and being aware that there is data outside your organization that you may not own, that can be very helpful."