The City of Austin has been working to deeply understand the experiences of people in homelessness, and build trusting relationship with a population that's wary of government. Now, Sunlight’s Open Cities team and the City are working together to see if open data could be part of the solution.
Continue readingTactical Data Engagement will help Norfolk, VA make its fledgling open data program better, faster
One way Norfolk is building for a more resilient future is with a new open data program. In March we selected Norfolk to pilot Tactical Data Engagement. Here’s where we started on that work, and where we are planning to go.
Continue reading39 fresh ideas to support community use of open data
Open data professionals from across the country came together yesterday to share ideas for helping residents from all walks of life find, understand, and use publicly available data. Here's what they shared.
Continue readingHow Baton Rouge is engineering open data for community involvement
Baton Rouge wants to make sure residents know about new open datasets as soon as they’re available. Leaders see this as a way to keep residents in the know about new resources, as well as an important part of how governments can and should be transparent in a digital era. A new website brings together all this work in one place.
Continue readingHow Bethlehem PA wrote its own open data policy—and you can, too
It doesn't take a huge staff or financial investment to start publishing open city data. Just ask Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Continue readingHow Seattle, WA is balancing openness with privacy in an age of online data threats
How is Seattle meeting its open government commitment while managing privacy risks? Sunlight's Open Cities team talked with David Doyle, the city's open data program manager, to discuss how the city is collecting and protecting sensitive data.
Continue readingCity solutions, like stories, should start with a problem
As city staff hear new ideas at the SXSW Cities Summit, a recurring question they'll likely ask is, "how do I convince my colleagues that this is a good idea?"
Continue readingTwo models for increasing community impact of open data
On February 27, we hosted a webinar with our colleagues at Canadian non-profit Open North designed to help city staff collaborate more with community residents on open data. The recording of the webinar is now available on-demand in this post.
Continue readingJoin us to discuss the state of open government for Sunshine Week 2018!
Sunshine Week 2018 is coming up! This annual celebration of open government runs from March 11-17, 2018, and we invite you to join us for three events during the week to discuss transparent government at the federal level as well as in the city of Washington DC.
Continue readingJoin us on Open Data Day to help complete the 2018 U.S. City Open Data Census
The Sunlight Open Cities team invites you to join us for Open Data Day 2018 on Saturday, March 3, when we'll be filling out the newly relaunched U.S. City Open Data Census. We'll be coming together in Washington DC, New York, and online with an easy tutorial on how to search for open datasets and how to add that information to the Census.
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