We’re excited to launch a new set of tools for local governments to collaborate with community members around important issues using open data.
Continue readingBeyond open data policy
Earlier this year, Sunlight’s Open Cities team updated its mission to reflect a shifting tide within our team and in... View Article
Continue readingUse our new tools to learn about community data needs
Starting an open data project? You’ll need to investigate “who” is out there, “what” data they might need, and “why” they care.
Continue readingA new pilot to put open contracting best practices into action
Contracting in U.S. cities is a big deal. How big? Consider this: the District of Columbia’s Office of Contracting and Procurement manages the purchase of nearly $5.6 billion in goods and services — and some of those are the most direct ways a city can improve the lives of its residents.
Continue readingWe’re collecting user personas for open data — send us yours!
We’re collecting all existing examples of cities’ user personas for open data and government websites, and developing best practices for other cities that are looking to create them.
Continue readingRecording: “Unseal the Deal! How open contracting can improve your city’s procurement process”
Yesterday we hosted "Unseal the Deal! How open contracting can improve your city’s procurement process," a webinar with our partners from the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP), the Harvard Kennedy School's Government Performance Lab (GPL), and the City of Glendale, Arizona to discuss how open contracting can help cities get more bids, better bids, more contractors, and better outcomes—all while mitigating risks of corruption and improving trust and integrity—through an open approach to procurement. If you missed it, the recording of the webinar and presentation slides are now available.
Continue readingHow could open data help Austin, Texas better serve people experiencing homelessness?
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 readingUnseal the deal! How open contracting can improve your city’s procurement process
On Tuesday, June 5, join the Sunlight Foundation's Open Cities team, the Open Contracting Partnership, Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, and the City of Glendale, Arizona for a webinar discussion about how open data can be used to improve contracting outcomes, including tips for how cities anywhere can use this approach.
Continue readingGlendale, AZ gets tactical and looks at how opening data could improve procurement
Our work on open contracting in Glendale has generated recommendations for any city aiming to use open contracting data to improve procurement processes.
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