Tag Archive: Open Cities

Working with Los Angeles – open contracting data and empowering underrepresented businesses

by Becca Warner Jul 31, 2019 9:12 am

A 2019 study reported the City of Los Angeles as one of the top 25 most diverse cities in the... View Article

Hacking for Housing: How open data and civic hacking creates wins for housing advocates

by Krista Chan Jul 22, 2019 9:59 am

From 2001 to 2015, the share of households considered “rent burdened”- spending over 30 percent of income on rent-has increased... View Article

Governments should have a role in opening social service data

by Greg Bloom and Becca Warner Jul 15, 2019 2:42 pm

Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services has long been known as one of the most innovative government agencies of its... View Article

The future of open government: reflections from OGP & Code for America 2019

by Katya Abazajian and Becca Warner Jul 2, 2019 11:22 am

Two of the largest gatherings for open government advocates and civic technologists took place in May of this year. Thousands of civic technologists, open government advocates, government officials, and representatives of NGOs traveled to Ottawa for the annual Open Government Partnership Summit and Oakland, California for the Code for America Summit. While the two convenings differ in terms of scale and audience, both convenings asked attendees to pause and reflect on the values and goals at the heart of their movements.

Lessons from Tactical Data Engagement in Norfolk and Austin

by Open Cities team Jun 26, 2019 1:53 pm

Our new case studies dive into our Tactical Data Engagement (TDE) work with Norfolk and Austin, as we continue to explore how open data and user-centered design can be applied to find solutions for real local issues.

Critical questions on ‘smart city’ tech: Continuing a conversation from Code for America 2019

by Greg Jordan-Detamore, Daniel Honker and Kenya Asli Jun 21, 2019 12:38 pm

Here are some critical questions cities need to ask to ensure “smart cities” and emerging technology projects are focused on people and outcomes, and not just tech.

Exchanging open data strategies with civil society groups in Nepal

by Katya Abazajian and Greg Jordan-Detamore Jun 17, 2019 10:47 am

Kathmandu, Nepal’s open data ecosystem is a growing space, where I.T. professionals and advocates come together to support Nepal’s governments at all levels and work toward social impact. The Sunlight Foundation was invited by Development Initiatives and The Asia Foundation to provide a week-long series of workshops and consultations about user-centered design for Data for Development in Nepal partners.