Apps

Honolulu launches 311 app

Honolulu launches 311 app

0 / February 1, 2012 8:11 pm

Honolulu launched a new 311 application, Honolulu 311, now available on iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Blackberry. The service was developed by CitySourced

San Francisco posts Open311 RFP

San Francisco posts Open311 RFP

0 / January 31, 2012 8:20 pm

San Francisco has published a request for proposal to integrate Open311 with the city’s CRM software, Langan. Bid submissions are due February

A city as a computing platform

A city as a computing platform

0 / January 2, 2012 7:00 am

Temple University Director of the Center for Design+Innovation Youngjin Yoo has an excellent “A city as a computing platform” talk from TEDxPhilly held November 8,

Is there a civic app for that?

Is there a civic app for that?

0 / December 8, 2011 8:35 am

The 2011 GovFresh Awards are going strong, but entries and voting in the apps categories could use a lot more love

2011 GovFresh Awards entries and voting now open

2011 GovFresh Awards entries and voting now open

0 / December 5, 2011 10:00 am

Every day, tech-minded citizens across the country are doing good by their communities, literally geeking out about how they can help re-define the relationship government has with its citizens, using technology as a democratic tool to empower both

13 ways citizen developers are coding a better America

13 ways citizen developers are coding a better America

0 / November 7, 2011 2:25 pm

Code for America has published videos of CfA Fellows demoing their apps during the Code for America Summit held October 13-14 in San Francisco. John Mertens – Art Mapper Erik Michaels-Ober – Adopt-a-Hydrant Anna Bloom – Change By Us Aaron

YouTown launches Android app

YouTown launches Android app

0 / October 13, 2011 6:25 pm

Civic mobile app YouTown is now available in the Android Market

Open Town Hall aims to keep online public forums civil

Open Town Hall aims to keep online public forums civil

0 / October 11, 2011 9:00 am

In 2007, Robert Vogel and Mike Alvarez Cohen started Peak Democracy to “build public trust in government through online public comment forums that are civil yet meet government freedom-of-speech and transparency laws.”

Mobile democracy: How governments can promote equality, participation and customer service

Mobile democracy: How governments can promote equality, participation and customer service

0 / September 21, 2011 7:04 am

There’s a lot more to democratic government than holding elections and town hall meetings

Gov 2.0 Radio: Reno.gov Web Manager Kristy Fifelski

Gov 2.0 Radio: Reno.gov Web Manager Kristy Fifelski

0 / August 15, 2011 5:23 pm

Kristy Fifelski of GovGirl.com and Reno.gov joins us on Gov 2.0 Radio to discuss Reno’s planned inaugural civic hackathon, her GovGirl video series, the upcoming National Association of Government Webmasters conference and the new NV.gov

Time for government to plug into one platform?

12 / August 11, 2011 10:23 pm

In a new blog post, Gartner’s Andrea Di Maio asks if it’s time to pull the plug on government Websites

The 411 on the 311: Q&A with Commons founder Suzanne Kirkpatrick

The 411 on the 311: Q&A with Commons founder Suzanne Kirkpatrick

0 / July 18, 2011 11:39 am

We asked new 311 iPhone app Commons co-founder Suzanne Kirkpatrick to share her thoughts on the new venture, 311 and trends in open government and Gov

New mobile app Commons gets creative with 311

New mobile app Commons gets creative with 311

0 / June 22, 2011 12:07 pm

TechPresident’s Becky Kazansky has a great overview of Commons, a new 311 iPhone app that makes use of gaming and social features to better engage citizens

Missouri town uses YouTube to re-define public access television

Missouri town uses YouTube to re-define public access television

0 / June 9, 2011 7:00 am

The city council of St. Charles, Missouri has launched Discover St. Charles, a YouTube channel that delivers department updates to citizens using short video clips

YouTown: Local gov on the go

YouTown: Local gov on the go

1 / April 21, 2011 9:34 am

YouTown is a mobile application that wants to make it easier for you to access your local government information all in one place

Blockboard puts the whole neighborhood in your hands

Blockboard puts the whole neighborhood in your hands

1 / April 18, 2011 10:09 am

Blockboard is the latest start-up building a location-based mobile application that aims to give you a hyperlocal view into everything happening in your neighborhood

Routesy founder talks open data, gives advice to civic developers and government

Routesy founder talks open data, gives advice to civic developers and government

1 / March 8, 2011 2:52 am

GovFreshTV talked with Routesy founder and developer Steven Peterson about his experiences creating the app and asked him to share his advice to civic developers and government

Zonability founder shares thoughts on apps, open data, advice to civic developers

Zonability founder shares thoughts on apps, open data, advice to civic developers

0 / February 28, 2011 10:54 pm

Zonability founder Leigh Budlong discusses her work, challenges with open data, thoughts on Gov 2.0 and shares lessons-learned advice to other civic developers

Fire chief discusses how new app lets community help save lives

Fire chief discusses how new app lets community help save lives

0 / February 7, 2011 12:44 pm

San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Chief Richard Price shares the latest on a new app that links trained volunteers with heart attack victims using GPS-enabled smart phones

SeeClickFix gets $1.5M investment from Omidyar Network, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures

SeeClickFix gets $1.5M investment from Omidyar Network, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures

1 / January 19, 2011 12:56 am

Citizen reporting platform start-up SeeClickFix announced last week it has raised equity investment from Omidyar Network and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. According to the Wall Street Journal total investment was $1.5M.