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Fostering civic innovation in California
Alissa Black joined the New America Foundation in April to lead the newly-formed California Civic Innovation Project, focused on building "communities of practice within California’s local governments and identifies best practices to improving service delivery, opening new channels for public voices, and bridging the state’s digital divides."
Help government communicate better
Measured Voice President Jed Sundwall writes “Why We’re a Civic Startup” on the company’s blog to highlight why it applied to the Code for America Accelerator program.
Instead of butting heads, citizens and government can start mixing minds
MindMixer is working with the San Francisco, Los Angeles and other local communities to help crowdsource ideas for civic improvement. CEO and Co-Founder Nick Bowden discusses his venture and the value of government-citizen collaboration.
Gov 2.0 strikes a pose
Congratulations to New York City Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne on her Vogue magazine profile.
Opening Chicago with CTO John Tolva
Chicago Chief Technology Officer John Tolva joins us to discuss the city’s open data and open311 initiatives, as well as its work with Code for America.