- FEBRUARY 28, 2014
- 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 Knight Foundation has opened applications for its first News Challenge of 2014: “How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation?” Knight is accepting submissions through March 18 – read the challenge brief, look at the entries so far, and submit your own!
An MIT professor armed with data is reinvigorating an old theory of sociology: social physics. Professor Alex Pentland explores the ways that ideas – not just information – flow through organizations, and how this knowledge can help teams work more effectively.
Pew Research’s Internet Project has published the first report of its yearlong initiative commemorating the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web. This report focuses on change in internet penetration and Americans’ opinions of the internet’s role in their lives.
New from our team
Stephen Goldsmith discusses the potential of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics for optimizing urban infrastructure.
Yesterday afternoon, a Seattle City Council committee voted 5-4 for a 150-driver cap for each Transportation Network Company (TNC) – i.e. Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. The full Council is set to vote on the measure on March 10. In the meantime, read Nick Grossman’s take on regulating TNCs.
Ted Smith wrote on Louisville’s approach to integrating public and private data in From Open Data to Community Data: Open Government’s YouTube Moment.
As part of the Ash Center’s work with Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners, we have published an implementation update on Philadelphia’s FastFWD initiative: Procuring Innovation: Philadelphia’s Bold New Model.
