- November 8, 2013
- Civic Data
Each week we will bring you a summary of what happened this week on our site, on Twitter, and in the wider world of municipal data. Suggest stories on Twitter with #ThisWeekInData.
The Center for Digital Government and the Digital Communities Program recognized their 2013 Digital Cities. The winners included Boston, MA; Irving, TX; Avondale, AZ, and Palo Alto, CA.
In Governing, John Kamensky wrote about predictive policing techniques, including crime hotspot identification and social network analysis.
The Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal published an article by Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology team about how to manage and cultivate a culture of innovation.
Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center published a very useful list of “Research-based sources for covering and analyzing city and municipal government.”
NEW FROM OUR TEAM
We posted the first edition of #DataReads, a compilation of links to helpful resources on predictive policing.
Joanna Weiss, the Chief Program Officer for the New York City Business Integrity Commission, guest posted about lessons learned from launching the program.
Steve Spiker argues that the world really doesn’t need another PDF report.
