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Boston, St. Louis civic tech teams get $200,000 to improve the lives of low-income people
The Boston team will focus on connecting youth to summer jobs and the St. Louis team on making it easier to navigate the criminal justice system.
White House joins with 11 cities for 'Startup in a Day' initiative to help businesses launch faster
In an effort to help entrepreneurs get businesses legally established without the red tape hassle, the White House, Small Business Administration and National League of Cities are rallying cities to provide simpler online tools and processes for those applying for licenses and permits.
Google is feeling lucky about civic technology
Google has launched Sidewalk Labs, an “urban innovation company devoted to improving city life for residents, businesses and city governments, in particular by developing and incubating civic technologies.”
ForeignAssistance.gov beta shows how government can use the power of open data
The new beta of U.S. Department of State’s ForeignAssistance.gov shows how government can leverage the power of data and visualizations to communicate the story behind its mission deliverables.
Open source-based PaaS provider BlackMesh gets FedRAMP green light
The company’s authority to operate, granted in May, was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Government technology market snapshot
Dustin Haisler, eRepublic chief innovation officer, has published a “GovTech Market Snapshot” highlighting the government technology market, including key companies (startups and established vendors), venture capital firms and analytical data on market size.