Through our partnership with What Works Cities, Cape Coral has been able to make significant progress on our strategic objective to achieve more transparency and provide access to open data to our community.
Continue readingIn Wichita, creating an open data practice that meets community needs
For Wichita, crafting and implementing an open data policy is about more than releasing data sets. It’s about doing the right thing and engaging an entire community in the process. Chief Information Officer Mike Mayta explains why.
Continue readingFrom Anchorage to Little Rock, cities commit to opening up police data
Little Rock, Ark., and Anchorage, Alaska, recently announced their participation in the Police Data Initiative.
Continue readingHow Naperville took an inclusive, participatory approach to opening city data
Naperville, Ill., has taken a unique participatory approach to opening municipal data.
Continue readingThe OCP and Sunlight take open contracting on tour with What Works Cities
City representatives and What Works Cities partners met in Kansas City, Mo., to discuss how to make contracting more transparent.
Continue readingHow Scottsdale plans to use complementary policies to open up city data
We often speak of an “open data policy,” but there may be multiple policies working together to create a sturdier framework. Scottsdale, Ariz., is taking advantage of this model to ensure its data is truly open.
Continue readingSunlight at the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium: How humanizing data will improve our communities
If cities are going to change the way they use data to govern, they need to engage with citizens to develop impact, sustainable solutions. Our recap of the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium.
Continue readingTopeka, Kan., becomes latest What Works City to pass an open data policy
The city of Topeka, Kan., has become the newest city to join the ranks of those passing open data policies.
Continue readingThe limits and strengths of the US City Open Data Census
For all the census’ value, it is not without its limitations, and it's important to be clear about what those are.
Continue readingThe future of the US City Open Data Census
Here's what we have planned for the future of the US City Open Data Census.
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