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Open Data
Maximizing the Impact of Your Data
As we prepare for GovLoop’s State and Local Tech Trends Virtual Training, we are posting blogs about many of the sessions and some of the tips and best practices our experts will share. The virtual training is October 21st from 11AM-3PM ET and free for everyone — make sure to register here! In today’s big data environment,Read… Read more »
Improving Government Operations One Open Data Mandate at a Time
Open data mandates and federal records management are becoming more of a prominent issue on the government’s research agenda. With so much data and information the government brings in on a daily basis, it’s imperative that agencies stay organized. According to Hudson Hollister, Founder and Executive Director of Data Transparency Coalition, “Open data mandates andRead… Read more »
Ensure Accountability with Public Funds
Here’s a question you haven’t heard in awhile: “Why are my tax dollars being spent this way?” By haven’t heard in awhile I meant in the last 10 minutes, because public-to-city questions like this arrive at the doorsteps of government officials all the time. So how can agencies address this question? And if we’re reallyRead… Read more »
Data Transparency 2015
September 23rd, 2015 is a day to remember in DC for a number of reasons. The first – I’m sure you can guess – the Pope is in town! Yet, amid all the commotion is one phenomenon that has rapidly been changing the way we work, commute, relate, and function: open data. Today, the Data TransparencyRead… Read more »
The Midnight Ride of Open Data
If only this story involved a horse. Instead, and luckily for you, it involves a story of the city of Los Angeles, Open Data Genius and yesterday’s online training panelist, Kyle Hall. But there is still a trace of Paul Revere’s midnight ride because open data has the power to carry news. Open data canRead… Read more »
Open Data is more than Transparency
Open data is not just a conversation about government accountability or transparency. The argument surpasses politics, as was underlined this summer at the Data Transparency Coalition’s DATA Act Summit when Ralph Nader and Grover Norquist appeared together to speak in support of making government information searchable and accessible. The conversation is really about how weRead… Read more »
Data is Key to Powering Gov at Business Speed
As we prepare for GovLoop’s Second Annual State and Local Innovators Virtual Summit, we are posting blogs about many of the sessions and some of the tips and best practices are experts will share. The summit is September 16th from 10AM-5PM ET and free for everyone — make sure to register here! Leaders in the publicRead… Read more »
Current Change & Future Vision for Open Data
Open data not only promises needed innovation and government reform, but also unique business opportunities benefiting government and private sector entities alike. Government is not the only driver of data transformation. Grassroots innovators working in specific information areas like geospatial, initiated most open data transformations. These efforts were aided by President Obama’s 2013 Open DataRead… Read more »
Better Data, Better Outcomes: Q&A with Los Angeles’ Chief Data Officer
This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, the Open Data Playbook for Government. Download the full guide here. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is serious about using data to solve everyday challenges for residents. So much so that he named former Code for America Co-Executive Director Abhi Nemani the city’s first CDORead… Read more »