The U.S. City Open Data Census benchmarks what datasets cities make available, how cities compares to one another across the country on open data, and what datasets residents should ask their city government to publish. Today we're excited to release a new and improved version of the site.
Continue readingPlease Vote for Sunlight’s “Civic Hacking in Pursuit of Democracy” Video
Here’s an appeal for our readers: please help Sunlight spread the news of the great work civic hackers do as far and wide as possible by voting for our storytelling video in the Looking@Democracy contest organized by the Illinois Humanities Council with support from the MacArthur Foundation. (Voting ends May 16.) We couldn’t wait to tell this (previously) untold story through a short video to demonstrate how the nascent movement of civic hackers are creating apps and tools using open government data to make their communities better. These men and women are equipped with laptops, open data and creative ideas to positively reconstruct the way we relate with government.
Continue readingGuess who`s coming to TCamp13
“Guess Who’s Coming to TCamp” is a mini-series we started last year to introduce some of the faces you’ll see... View Article
Continue readingProtests to police action, Bell city officials arrested
If you’re not familiar with the shocking story of Bell, a Los Angeles suburb, here’s a quick overview. Due to... View Article
Continue readingBringing Local Government Into the 21st Century
These people looking at cities at CityCamp are the ones making transparency, participation, and collaboration something that you can experience in your town and not just read in a memo from the White Ho
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