Big Data Comes With Big Promises, Untapped Potential
Governments of all sizes have created data and analytics departments to assess what they have, coordinate communication between agencies and report stories that the numbers show.
Open Data
Fighting the Opioid Crisis with the Cloud, Open Data, and Related Technologies
In June 2018 at the AWS Public Sector Summit, AWS convened the first technology-focused Opioid Crisis Council, where stakeholders from across public sector and industry who play key roles in addressing the opioid epidemic gathered to identify common challenges and explore disruptive solutions.
Open Your Data to Inspire Trust
The opportunity to use government data to take action on social problems is too big to pass up. The more accessible, discoverable, and usable data is, the bigger impact it can have on policymaking, scientific advancements, and business.
It’s Time for More “Actionable” Open Data
Today, governments are doing more than simply checking the “Do Open Data Box” by maximizing the value of open data by making sure it is deployed in a way that makes it “actionable.”
Trust but Verify: How Open Data Connects Gov and Citizens
With open data, governments shouldn’t be transparent for transparency’s sake, but to grow the trust of the citizens in their leadership.
Should This Be the Future of Open Data?
The future of open data is about growing the user base. Taking a lesson from the creator of Mario Bros. can make data portals easy to use.
Community Sourcing a Solution for Net Neutrality Rollback Challenges
Civic engagement is key to truly producing change at a policy level. However, it is only one piece of the puzzle.
Net Neutrality: Should Cities Take Action?
The repeal of net neutrality rules was officially and completely rolled back on June 11, 2018. What’s next? How can cities protect themselves?
DorobekINSIDER: Defining Mobility as a Service
These days we hearing about many things being delivered “as a service.” Recently, I got to moderate two days of discussions about mobility as a service.
Striving for a More Transparent Government
Knowledge is power, but it can be really difficult to get a handle on what’s going on with government. The key to creating more transparent government is leveraging digital technologies to make information accessible to everyone.