How should machines make decisions about the different types of support people need to get back to work? Should government look at social media to understand what the public need from the justice system so they can design better mediation…
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
Tag: civic engagement
Starting the public debate on data science ethics
Posted in Data, democracy, Informing Decision-making, Open Government, Posts from feeds, Research, Transparency Tagged with: civic engagement, Data Ethics, Data Policy, Data Science, GOV.UK, Madeleine Greenhalgh, policy maker
Case Study of 21st-Century Civic Engagement
INTRODUCTION Code for America is a San Francisco-based non-profit that believes government can work for the people, by the people, in the 21st century. Over the last five years, we’ve partnered with dozens of local governments around the country to…
Open Data as an Educational Resource – 5 HE case studies over here!
Launched last Friday (4th Dec 2015) at UCL, this book (which is free to download or read online) contains five case studies about using open data sets for educational purposes, at undergraduate and po…
Four lessons from Banda Aceh’s open data experiment
A guide to starting an open data practice. The post Four lessons from Banda Aceh’s open data experiment appeared first on GovInsider. Report preview added by Open Data Aha! [gview file=”http://labs.webfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Lessons-Learned-FOIODAceh.pdf”]
Posted in Benefits of open data, Education, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Open Government, Posts from feeds, Quality of life, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: Banda Aceh, citizens, civic engagement, education, GovInsider, journalism, journalists, open data, Open Data Lab Jakarta, open data surgery, research, schools, Workshop
California Launches OpenJustice Initiative
California is opening up criminal justice data with a new initiative. On Wednesday, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris unveiled a new open data portal for the state, focusing solely on criminal justice. The tool consists of two components: a Dashboard…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Posts from feeds, Public safety, Transparency Tagged with: Bailey McCann, civic engagement, Civsource, crime, criminal, data, Emergency Response, Featured, Gov 2.0, justice, open data, OpenJustice, policy, security, Social Issues, Transparency
IMPROVING GOVERNMENT-CIVIL SOCIETY INTERACTIONS WITHIN OGP
IMPROVING GOVERNMENT-CIVIL SOCIETY INTERACTIONS WITHIN OGP By Mary Francoli, Alina Ostling, and Fabro Steibel Civic engagement is at the heart of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). In signing the Open Government Declaration, OGP members commit to engaging citizens in the…