Opening civil society data through the Voluntary Sector DataStore
Jenny Clark and David Kane from the UK’s National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) are bringing civil society to the open data table through their Voluntary Sector DataStore and associated initiatives.
Open Data Cities of the Future
In advance of the Open-Data Cities Conference in Brighton, UK, convenor Greg Hadfield talks about the ways in which all elements of a city – leaders, government, local institutions and businesses as well…
Gov 2.0 Radio is 3 years young!
Join Gov 2.0 Radio for two special episodes to celebrate our third birthday Gov 2.0 finding its voice: G2R third birthday (pt 1) In the first of this 2-part program, the new G2R…
A Right to Data – policy opportunities for UK government
Chatting with Gov 2.0 Radio from London is Chris Yiu from leading UK thinktank Policy Exchange about their newly-released report ‘A Right to Data‘. The report provides an analysis of the current state…
Julio Gonzalez Altamirano + Matt Esquibel: Opening Austin
We’re joined by Julio Gonzalez Altamirano from Open Austin and Matt Esquibel from the City of Austin to talk about open government, open data, and civic application development in the city. A lot…
The why, what and how of civic innovation
Civic innovator and hackfest vetern Mark Headd joins Gov 2.0 Radio for an in-depth conversation about mobilizing and sustaining civic innovation: hacking, start-ups and what Governments can do to encourage local action. In…
Cook County’s Open Data Portal
Join Gov 2.0 Radio for a discussion talk with Cook County’s Deputy Director of New Media Sebastian James. We chat about about the launch of data.cookcountyil.gov, and the challenges facing counties in moving…
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…
Open Data Day and How to Do a Hackathon
Join us for a conversation with David Eaves about International Open Data Day, and his best advice on how to organize a hackathon – including the value of statisticians and project managers to…
Montréal Ouvert – Open Data for Québec
When a small group of open data enthusiasts in Montreal wanted greater openness in government data they took matters into their own hands and created “Montréal Ouvert,” a multi-sector citizen-led initiative to increase…
