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Continue readingCome Hack for Democracy
Hackathons are fast becoming a quick but effective way of bringing together developers, civic hackers, election officials, journalists, data analysts... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 9/10/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP: Government Start-up atmosphere at the CFPB: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aimed to turn the traditional idea of a... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Government A big data education: A new report from the Brookings Institution that argues big data will have a... View Article
Continue readingConvention Report: The Fun List
Just as I did last week in Tampa, I will turn off my MacBook and just take in the final... View Article
Continue readingSouth Dakota forms Task Force on open Government
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the guest blogger and those providing comments are theirs alone and do not reflect the... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 9/6/2012
NEWS ROUNDUP: Government Press wants Manning transparency: over 30 news outlets filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals... View Article
Continue readingConvention Report: No Sleep ‘til Acceptance Speech
Two point five. That’s the numbers of hours I slept Tuesday night and just about the percentage of convention events... View Article
Continue readingFilming OpenGov Champions: Liz Barry
As Sunlight’s Video production Director it is my delight to be producing an ongoing video series called OpenGov Champions, featuring... View Article
Continue readingIn Terms of Transparency, the First Step is Admitting There is a Problem
In its platform, released yesterday, the Democratic Party decrees that, “We are committed to the most open, efficient, and accountable... View Article
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