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NIC awarded delaware.gov contract

"The First State" will become the twenty-fourth state website to be managed by e-government firm NIC Inc.

Reno readies for world's biggest little hackathon

The world's biggest little city is about to get its code on.

NAGW honors top government websites

Earlier this month, the National Association of Government Webmasters honored three members with its 2011 Pinnacle Awards for the “highest achievement in web design and development.”

SF CIO, Innovation Director discuss city's tech progress, innovation

San Francisco Chief Information Officer Jon Walton and Director of Innovation Jay Nath discuss government innovation and the work they're doing within the SF Department of Technology.

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

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

Does government innovation need its own department?

In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, SF city attorney and mayoral candidate Dennis Herrera said, if elected, he would create an innovation department and appoint a Chief Digital Officer to lead the city's web and social media strategy that embraces open engagement with citizens.