On April 12, the OpenGov Foundation will co-host the first annual Door Stop Awards for Transparency, recognizing those who have toiled in the trenches to deliver more efficient, effective and open congressional information
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Investing in open data and analytics in San José
Not to be overshadowed by Silicon Valley, San José is transforming its analytics capabilities through a new open data initiative.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: ‘Open Independence’ brings a wealth of data to Missourians
Independence, Mo., launched its open data portal, making data that could already be found on the city’s website accessible in several standardized formats.
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 readingOpenGov Voices: Announcing TransparencyCamp Online, March 19!
Join some of the brightest minds in opengov and transparency for an independently organized online unconference on Saturday, March 19.
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.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Unlocking prison re-entry data
Thousands of families, individuals, organizations and civic coders are ready to roll up their sleeves and build roads to a new life after prison or jail — we just don’t have the information we need to get the job done.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Why data journalism tries, and fails, to go global
Data journalists have a tremendous role to play in being a public-service watchdog around the world. How to make that happen effectively is still something we're trying to figure out.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Demystifying Chicago politics with Councilmatic
Thanks to the support of the Sunlight Foundation, DataMade is launching a brand-new version of Chicago Councilmatic!
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Putting a spotlight on dark money
From Maine to Montana, more voters are showing that they support an essential first step in campaign finance reform: finally bringing "dark money" into the light.
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