Cleveland Public Library is positively thrilled to be the host of this year's TransparencyCamp, a natural fit given our mission of promoting the open and free exchange of information.
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Join us on Aug. 27 to track down and index your government's open data.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: 11 simple things to improve Senate accountability
While the Senate's new "We the People" legislation can potentially increase congressional accountability, here are 11 plans of action every lawmaker should get behind.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Creating congressional district maps with Mapbox
GovTrack's map of congressional districts to is now more responsive, more legible and easier to reproduce.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Governing together for a better Wichita
Wichita, Kan., was recently named a What Works City. See how the "Air Capital of the World" values collaboration and conversation with its citizens through technology.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Opening nonprofit tax-return data online will be transformative
On June 15, the IRS began publishing nonprofit tax returns, known as Form 990s, online as open government data. The effect of this result will be transformative.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: ‘She Said, He Said’ opens the books in Colorado
"She Said, He Said" is a prototype app that allows users to search by legislator, bill or address to find related video and voting records.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Will a recent court decision jeopardize open data in health care?
Democratizing new blockchain technology with big and open data will remove the middlemen in healthcare faster than the internet came to life in the mid-1990s. But who is hindering the progress?
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Join us for very first TransparencyCamp Europe!
While Europe has taken small steps to improve their opendata policies, TransparencyCamp Europe will push the need to collaborate, discuss and increase transparency even further.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: ‘Open Information St. Paul’ makes data dynamic, relevant and user-friendly
To spark a culture of innovation throughout St. Paul, citizens will need more than access to spreadsheets. Find out how the city's executives are doing more than just data.
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