Analytics and outcome-based government
Michael Flowers shares insights into his time as the former New York City chief analytics officer at the NYC Office of Data Analytics under Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the 2014 Code for America Summit....
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7 characteristics of government technology startups
Photo: Code for America Code for America recently held a “Bay Area Government Technology Showcase” featuring ventures and investors pitching their ideas, and CfA’s Ashley Meyers and Dharmishta Rood...
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Sofman joins SmartProcure as government sector EVP
Photo: Code for America Former Code for America Chief Program Officer Bob Sofman has joined procurement startup SmartProcure as government sector executive vice president. SmartProcure offers...
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How you can get involved in the 2015 National Day of Civic Hacking
Photo: Luke Fretwell The 2015 National Day of Civic Hacking will be held on June 6. To date, more than 70 events around the world have been scheduled. The global hackathon, targeted to “urbanists,...
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Boston, St. Louis civic tech teams get $200,000 to improve the lives of...
Photo: Code for America Civic technology teams in Boston and St. Louis were awarded $200,000 each to leverage data and technology to improve the lives of low-income residents as part of the new Civic...
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Submit your applications for the Code for America Technology Awards
Photo: Code for America Code for America has opened up applications for its inaugural Code for America Technology Awards to honor “outstanding products and implementations of government technology.”...
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GovDelivery expands government communications offering with Textizen acquisition
Textizen co-founder and then Code for America Fellow Michelle Lee posts Textizen signs around Philadelphia. (Photo: Code for America (See disclosures related to this post) Government communications...
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Get 10% off Code for America Summit registration with GovFresh discount code
Photo: Code for America This year’s Code for America Summit is September 30 to October 2 in Oakland, California, and friends of GovFresh get a 10 percent discount. Register using this link:...
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Feds want to build better digital ‘front doors’ to government
Source: labs.usa.gov Borrowing from Code for America’s Digital Front Door project, the federal government is riffing on the concept so that it can better assist those seeking government services. The...
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Hack civic hacking
Photo: Code for America (Note: These views represent mine and not Spike’s. Big thanks to him for providing initial feedback on this. He doesn’t agree with everything and says we can still continue...
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