Yesterday, the San José City Council approved Mayor Sam Liccardo’s Smart City Vision, a plan to transform the city through the use of technology and data-driven decision-making.
Continue readingHouse Rules Committee to release data in XML format
The House Rules Committee took a big step for open government today: The committee is publishing the text of the House Rules and eventually other related documents in an easy-to-use XML format.
Continue readingThe importance of accurate, verified human rights data
The importance of reliable national statistics can be seen around the globe. Here, we look at examples of this in Argentina and Taiwan.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: With Bellevue’s data, it’s quality over quantity
When Bellevue, Wash., launched its open data portal last month, it made a conscious effort to present targeted datasets that would be useful to residents.
Continue readingCrowdlaw and open data policy: A perfect match?
An increasing amount of open and collaborative online approaches to drafting legislation — a set of practices called “crowdlaw” — seem to have found their niche in open data policy.
Continue reading6 more cities join the What Works Cities initiative as demand for open data soars
The Sunlight Foundation is excited to announce that six more cities are joining the What Works Cities initiative: Boston; Charlotte; Little Rock, Ark.; Milwaukee; Raleigh, N.C.; and Victorville, Calif.
Continue readingMesa embraces open data with new portal and policy
As a part of its participation in the What Works Cities initiative, Mesa, Ariz., has made major progress toward establishing a comprehensive and sustainable open data program over the past several months.
Continue readingDozens of groups lobby heavily on criminal justice reform bill
A major sentencing reform bill has drawn major attention — 28 groups have lined up to lobby on both sides of the legislation.
Continue readingCommerce Department launches new suite of open data tutorials
The Commerce Department launched the Commerce Data Usability Project, providing tutorials on the necessary “context and code” to truly engage with data released by the Commerce Department
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: The next chapter of open data
We are on the cusp of transforming our communities through unlocking the power of open data. Here are the next steps we need to take to get there.
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