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OpenGovDC, 'open source tools for open government' and Q&A with Phase2 CEO Jeff Walpole

Federal government open source and open government practitioners will convene for a one-day conference, OpenGovDC, June 14 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC.

8 of 9 major SF mayor candidates commit to 'Open Government Pledge for San Francisco'

Eight of the 9 major San Francisco mayoral candidates have committed to the Open Government Pledge for San Francisco.

SFOpen 2011: Meet Joanna Rees

San Francisco mayoral candidate Joanna Rees discusses her ideas on open government and Government 2.0.

SF releases first 5-year 'Information, Communications and Technology Plan'

San Francisco's Committee on Information Technology (COIT) has released its first Information, Communications and Technology Plan that "focuses the City’s resources on the issues of security, access, infrastructure, communication and efficient computing."

Enabling the civic social layer

Over the past few months, I’ve been seeing different models of ‘digital’ or ‘smart’ cities. Many of these models are heavily centered on the re-engineering of technical or physical layers of infrastructure.