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Today, New York City released its strategy to use technology to improve productivity, save money, attract startups and upgrade the services it provides to citizens. That’s a tall order, but then New Yorkers have rarely been know to think small or dream moderately. “We want New York City to be the nation’s premier digital city – in how... [read more]
Chris really shouldn't owe the MTA anything, "licensing agreement" or not. MTA shouldn't be able to enter into a licensing agreement for data that is 1) public and 2) compiled at taxpayer expense. New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sent a take down notice to Greenwich man Chris Schoenfeld for using Metropolitan... [read more]
Since I began seriously thinking about government technology a few years ago, I've held a core believe about open government data. It's simple - data created by the government is the property of the citizens. Providing it to us is not a favor, nor "extra" work that an agency has to do, it is part of the core mission of any democratic... [read more]
The New York State Senate launched a new feature rich website last month. It comes complete with lots of neat open government features. The site is open and clean with a similar presentation layout to many of the new Obama Administration sites, such as whitehouse.gov and recovery.gov. It’s easily navigable, and is heavily focused... [read more]
When most people think of New Yorkers, they think of people who are always busy, rushing quickly from one place to the next. It seems that such preoccupations prevented a significant number of New Yorkers from completing the 2000 Census. NYC officials recently stated, “Only 55% of residents responded during the 2000 Census, far below the... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
I understand that there's always a need to experiment for new design to make it better but they also keep in mind that the more they add details, the more they make it complicated. The CFPB, which opened up for business last summer, said Wednesday that it will next be going after loan providers ...
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Talking about transparency and actually doing it are two different things. It ...