In 1991, computer scientists at the University of Cambridge pointed a camera at a coffee machine and programmed it to broadcast images of the pot levels to anyone in their building with a need for caffeine. With that, webcams and …
Let’s Pull Public Comment into the 21st Century with San Francisco’s Prop. E Read more »
The City by the Bay continues to expand its open data portal while looking for new ways to get residents to utilize it.
Boston and San Francisco have both announced expansions to how city government will approach open data. In an announcement made late last week, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh unveiled a new open data policy that will expand the data sets available …
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today unveiled the City’s updated Open Data Strategy to ensure City data is readily available so that entrepreneurs and residents can use it to improve services, generate jobs and economic activity and increase resident engagement and …
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San Francisco jump-started its inaugural City Innovate Summit on June 17 with an international group of mayors and city officials showcasing their latest initiatives and strategies to solve vexing civic challenges. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee laid the groundwork for …
Mayors Report Innovation Challenges at City Innovate Summit Read more »
Back in 2008, when I embarked on my first city government job after college, the big technological advancement was that cities were beginning to accept online job applications. Now, it seems cities everywhere are not only embracing technology but getting …
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Joy Bonaguro Chief Data Officer, City and County of San Francisco. This is a repost from April at DataSF.org announcing the launch of their Housing Data Hub. Housing is a complex issue and it affects everyone in the City. However, …
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We’re out in San Francisco this week for FOSS4G North America. Look for Alireza and I at the conference or at our session Wednesday morning at 10:30am. Alireza will discuss using the OpenDataKit ecosystem to build mobile reporting and verification …