The City of Syracuse: Visualizing a Community Using Data
Not only do governments need that kind of expertise, but they need to find a way to publish data without much of a budget — if any.
Open Data
Getting Outside the Government Insider’s Fight for Data
In the uphill struggle for more data-driven governance, the insider’s best resource might just be experience, expertise and methods that have been developed outside of government.
Data Alone Is Not Enough: 4 Challenges Which Exist for Leveraging Data for Better Policy Making
Four key lessons based on conversations with chief data officers across varying levels of government.
How the Open Data Movement Can Realize Its Potential
Open data will never be as pervasive or transformational without addressing the core obstacles that agencies face in sharing data.
Have You Mastered Open Data?
The current open data movement came about approximately seven years ago. The impetus came from individuals wanting more transparency, accountability and a fuel for apps for the betterment of all mankind. So how are we doing?
A Single Solution to Multiple Challenges
With limited budgets and a dwindling workforce, agencies can’t afford to buy one-off solutions only address single problems. Instead, leaders should recognize that these diverse pressures to reform actually create a single objective to transform operations from the beginning to end of the records management cycle. With that understanding, it’s imperative to seek a single… Read more »
Can we Open Source our Government?
How can you use open source at your agency?
The One Lesson Open Data Taught Us
Listen to the wisdom that open data is imparting.
Removing Data Silos for Better Collaboration
Governments face unique challenges in accomplishing complex missions – often with limited resources. That means that when it comes to tackling such missions, there are very few agencies in the public sector that can act alone. Through collaboration, information sharing and the removal of data silos, agencies can improve effectiveness and efficiency while achieving their… Read more »
Gearing Up for Mosquito Season
The ability to respond to potential issues and vector born outbreaks quickly and effectively means a world of difference to agencies and the communities they serve. Check out the five challenges that stand in the way of doing this.