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Getting Big Data to the Good Guys
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April 9, 2013 Health & Human Services Chances are very good that the last call you received from a congressional campaign was personal. A volunteer chose your seven-digit number, out of thousands in the ward, because an algorithm comparing dozens of data...
Building the Civic Switchboard
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April 1, 2013 Civic Engagement Let’s all park our smartphones for a moment and recall an American icon – the old-time switchboard operator. The switchboard operator of yesteryear did far more than connect phone lines – she managed the fabric of her...
Modern Mass Transit Requires Data
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April 25, 2013 Transportation Major urban mass transit systems are almost always operating at a deficit. Transit agencies must find other sources of funding to help close the gap, reduce expenditures (often by cutting service), or increase revenues by...
#ThisWeekInData July 2, 2015
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JULY 2, 2015 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. Writing for Civicist, Mark Headd, former Chief...
Scaling Down to Scale Up
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The cover of the Center for Digital Government’s research report, “Big Data, Big Promise,” features a photograph of Philadelphia’s inaugural Chief Data Officer, and promises governmental leaders “a practical approach for participating in the big data...