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Meet the 2011 GovFresh Awards judges

Last week, thousands of votes were cast across every category in the 2011 GovFresh Awards. Our judges are now reviewing and selecting their picks and winners will be announced on Monday, December 19.

Building a local government open data portal

Gov 2.0 Radio hosts Adriel Hampton and Allison Hornery talked with Cook County Deputy Director of New Media Sebastian James about the launch of Data.cookcountyil.gov.

Build a better civic hackathon: lessons from Education Hack Day

ShineOn Storytelling created an excellent video overview of Education Hack Day, held November 12 and 13 in Baltimore.

NIC wins oregon.gov contract, now manages half of U.S. state websites

NIC Inc. announced Tuesday it was awarded a 10-year contract to develop and maintain Oregon's official website, oregon.gov.

Is there a civic app for that?

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

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.