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“Rethinking Open Data Portals” in Civic Technology

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

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What could be subtitled: biting the hand that “fed” me Continue reading on Medium »

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How the New ‘Smart’ City Tackles Disaster Management with Open Data and Civic Tech

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

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To date, smart city initiatives have been largely top down efforts accompanied by hefty infrastructure investments. They’ve also targeted similar areas for improvements, like parking, street lighting, transportation, water and energy use, and waste management. However, in “The next-generation…

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Opening Government through Business in Pakistan

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

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“We support open government not just because it is good for business but because is central to human rights and dignity” concluded a leading member of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the recent Open Government Partnership (OGP)…

ICFJ Knight roundup: Fellows discuss African open data revolution in Tanzania

Posted on September 11, 2015 by

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Journalism Education Knight International Media Innovators Digital Journalism Fellows talk civic tech and open data in Africa, mapping media organizations in South America, big news for a recent fellow and more from the Knight Fellows in this week’s roundup.

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Civic Awesome: Open Data in the News for the Week of July 13, 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by

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The US government puts open data to serious use this week, shining a spotlight on Big Pharma’s influence on medical care, and pushing to solve world hunger. Meanwhile, Virginians just want to have some open data fun — and profit.…

The Rise Of Female Hackers For Good

Posted on July 17, 2015 by

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On May 23, 2015, hackers from 19 countries gathered online and in person for Femhack, a grassroots international feminist hackathon inspired by the life and work of Sabeen Mahmud. Passionate about civic technology, Mahmud started Pakistan’s first hackathon. Her efforts were not without controversy,…

A call to arms ! Cities should invest in Civic Tech Accelerators & Marketplaces !

Posted on July 11, 2015 by

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Traditionally there is only one reason for the public sector to invest in projects, we call it market failure and basically means two things: (i) it is not happening, the market doesn’t provide it naturally and/or (ii) the benefits of…

Civic Tech and NGOs … wait, and donors – Can we be better collaborators in global Transparency and Accountability work?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by

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This is a guest post by Kersti Ruth Wissenbach, our Open Knowledge Ambassador in the Netherlands. At our Re:publica session in May we set out to bring together transparency and accountability practitioners from traditional NGOs as well as from the…

Do we want a Digital Government & a tech cluster in our Cities? The 3 essentials

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Governments can do a lot, no doubt, we can have a long list of policies to implement and all of them are important, from tax policy to changing procurement. However, many times is important to reflect on the essentials. Are…

The Future of Civic Tech: 8 Localities Showcase Their Initiatives

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

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Gathering at its San Francisco headquarters June 10, the civic innovation group Code for America (CfA) showcased a lineup of latest apps and efforts for eight localities in 2015. Tagged as its BETA event, the meeting provided a status update…