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Top 3 Open Data/Open Government Tools
July 5, 2011, No Comments

Open data and open government invariably make people ask questions. How much money does it save? Where is it located? Wh ...

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Open Government is Dead, or Long Live Open Government?
July 2, 2011, No Comments

To judge from recent U.S. news reports, open government is either thriving or in the midst of an unceremonious death. In ...

Can Open Data Turn a Profit?
April 22, 2011, No Comments

The recent spate of budget cuts in the U.S. has threatened the existence of open data on a global level. Is it time for ...

The Era of the Ruling Class is Over
February 22, 2011, 1 Comment

In the United States particularly, the political conversation has long been centered on personal relationships and the g ...

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Open Data For Hire?
December 15, 2010, No Comments

What is the impact of open data for hire on the burgeoning open data / open government movement? With the launch of for ...

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Obama Opens Up
November 14, 2010, No Comments

While the White House has been derided for being too removed emotionally, its contributions to the Open Data / Open Gove ...

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Open Government in Austin, Texas
September 29, 2010, No Comments

The city of Austin, Texas’s official web site, “AustinGo” is currently seeking input from the public as to how to ...

Why Write About Technology?
September 15, 2010, No Comments

Why write about technology? Personally, I wonder how anyone could give up an opportunity to write about a process that i ...

A Common Civic Language: Bristol’s Open Data Project
July 7, 2010, 2 Comments

Although many governments around the globe have begun to host open data portals for their citizens, the United Kingdom c ...

OpenPlans.org – engaging communities through journalism and open source software
June 14, 2010, No Comments

OpenPlans.org is a website that promotes the use of technology to effectively and rapidly communicate civic needs with c ...