Debating Cass Sunstein on Transparency
We need to find a language that allows us to differentiate honest, disinterested debate over policy options from special-interest lobbying and campaign-finance blackmail.
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The Next Open Data Movement
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...
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Over-Politeness Is the Fatal Flaw in the Open Data Movement
I am, for my sins, one of the many parents of the strange beast that is the open data movement. I was one of the first people to nag politicians about the value of opening up public data in machine readable ways. I’m one of the first people who actually...
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Open Gov’t Platform for Cities Now in NYC
An open government platform launches in the city, with new features designed to increase civic engagement and participation in City Council meetings.
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Smart Participation: The Public’s Chance to be Heard on Congestion in NYC
Smart Participation is an experiment led by Cornell researchers to see how public comment processes developed at the federal level will do in local contexts.
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New York Senate Site Relaunches With “Listening” Features
The redesign is meant to increase public participation in the legislative process and make possible more efficient communication between New Yorkers and their representatives.
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First Post: Subversions
Is it really a "social media election"? How #BlackLiveMatters is engaging Hillary Clinton; and the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows program grows up.
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In Brazil, Championing the US Digital Services Playbook
A civic tech start-up in Brazil has translated the U.S. Digital Services Playbook into Portuguese and wants to distribute it to elected representatives and government agencies.
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White House Hits Reset Button on WeThePeople
In light of today’s announcement, I think it’s fair to say that WeThePeople is no longer a virtual ghost town.