The New York City government is looking into ways to enforce stricter data privacy laws in the mold of the recently-scrapped FCC rules governing how internet service providers collect, store, and sell user information. The move sets New York City up to become a sanctuary for citizens looking for a...
Last week I attended the annual Code for America Summit, where it was readily apparent that the community of people committed to the idea that technology can be built and deployed to serve the public interest is not only continuing to grow at a rapid pace, but is also beginning...
Some Brigade leaders believe that whoever is nominated to the new national advisory council will determine the future direction of the Brigade.
The Sacramento City Council and Mayor Kevin Johnson will invest millions to grow the local tech ecosystem and support entrepreneurs.
This year at Civic Hall’s Personal Democracy Forum we will have more than two dozen breakout panels across the two days of the conference, covering many aspects of civic tech, organizing and activism, current ideas and controversies, media innovation, culture hacking, and digital government. Here’s your guide to what’s on...
A version of this essay was originally published on the SeeClickFix channel on Medium. Picture a classroom where the teacher presents their information, but the students are not invited to ask questions or present their opinion. Attendance is not mandatory. Now picture the classroom in its fourth week. There’s a...
As a recovering academic, I spend more time than I should going down rabbit holes: reading articles which cite interesting studies, which I then go find and read, and then they cite interesting papers, and pretty soon way too much time has gone by. I’m currently researching the role of...
How civic tech could make our public lands easier to find, easier to visit, and even better to visit than they already are.
Legislation for text and email election reminders has been introduced to the NY City Council, but it could still take a while to become reality.
In the aptly named “Shoveling for Civic Tech Gold”, Mark Headd explores the challenges that render segments of the civic tech community virtually powerless to have real impact. In particular, he speaks about innovative and noble-minded projects ultimately failing because they find no support from the very governments they aim...