- July 25, 2014
- Civic Data
Each week, we 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.
In 2009, San Francisco implemented one of the country’s first open data policies. This week, the city released “Open Data in San Francisco: Institutionalizing an Initiative,” a report documenting its pioneering efforts.
Drawing on different sets of city data, an MIT engineering professor is using ‘urban physics’ as a new way of understanding how cities work and how to confront their systemic problems.
CalCloud, a scalable, integrated platform for government agencies, is now available to all state and local agencies in California.
In the U.S., water line breaks add $2.8 billion to the cost of water utilities each year. Jesse Berst discusses ways that cities can use data to prevent leaks and save money.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to create a healthier regulatory atmosphere for the use of big data, Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen announced this week.
New from our team:
In a column for Government Technology, Stephen Goldsmith explains how Oregon's Department of Transportation and the City of Louisville are using mobile, crowdsourced data to promote public health.
Guest authors from Freedman Consulting profile the New York Health and Human Services Department’s integrated, client-centric approach to human services administration and benefits access.
In the first of an article series based on Stephen Goldsmith’s recent report for the Manhattan Institute, we present “Digital Transformations: Introduction.”
