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Photo Credit: Pexels cc March 27th- April 10th Open Data and COVID-19: Eric Jaffe outlines how Taiwan’s digital infrastructure and... View Article
Continue readingInclusive procurement – a seat at the table for small & underrepresented businesses
Public procurement is one of the most exciting opportunities for impactful reform in U.S. cities today. Experts estimate government spending... View Article
Continue readingWhat We’re Reading: March 27, 2020
Photo Credit: Pexels cc March 13th- March 27th App Development: Nextdoor, an app that amongst many things has been known... View Article
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Introducing a new blog series where we share some of the articles we’ve been reading these past two weeks. Please... View Article
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Introducing a new blog series where we share some of the articles we’ve been reading these past two weeks. February... View Article
Continue readingFarewell and Thanks from the Web Integrity Project
When Sunlight launched the Web Integrity Project (WIP) almost two years ago, we created an innovative way to hold federal... View Article
Continue readingMassachusetts case may give new teeth to the Information Quality Act
Litigation brought by NGOs could transform the IQA from a weapon for industry groups and conspiracy theorists into a bulwark... View Article
Continue readingAccess and Impact: Bringing Open Data to Novices
Any organization working with data with the idea that data should be free and open will at some point have... View Article
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