Open Data vs Urban Poverty, and Apps as Community Assets
Inspired by International Open Data Day, we talk to Steve Spiker, IT director for the Urban Strategies Council in Oakland, California, to talk about open data’s role in taking on urban poverty. Steve…
Civic technology issues explode onto the SF scene
From the first-known mayoral forum exclusively focused on open government and technology issues to CityCamp to the “Summer of Smart,” grassroots civic technology advocacy has taken off in a big way in San…
Health 2.0
Californians, what’s the future of your health records as the state works on a plan for a new health information exchange using federal stimulus money? How should they be shared, opt-in or opt-out?…
