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Category: Legislation

  • Re: Oversight hearing of Internet Master Plan and Resolution T2020-6730

    Re: Oversight hearing of Internet Master Plan and Resolution T2020-6730

    Oct 13, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    Important quotes to note from the NYC Internet Master Plan: “The private market has failed

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  • Statement from 7 Leading Civic and Journalism Groups on Legislature’s Repeal of Police Secrecy Law 50-a and Modification of FOIL

    Jun 9, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    Statement on Legislature’s Repeal of Police Secrecy Law 50-a and Modification of FOIL Our groups

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  • Re: Oversight hearing of Local Law 49 of 2018 (Open Algorithms Law) &  Int 1806-2019 (aka ADS transparency) & Int 1447-2019 (aka data inventory)

    Re: Oversight hearing of Local Law 49 of 2018 (Open Algorithms Law) & Int 1806-2019 (aka ADS transparency) & Int 1447-2019 (aka data inventory)

    Jan 22, 2020

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: NYC Council – Committee on Technology From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Re: Oversight

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  • Council Member Peter Koo Introduces Bill to Require Reporting on Automated Decision Systems (ADS) used by City Agencies

    Nov 27, 2019

    Noel Hidalgo

    City Hall – City Council Member Peter Koo today introduced legislation that would bring greater transparency

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  • Re: Oversight hearing of Local Law 49 of 2018 (Open Algorithms Law)

    Re: Oversight hearing of Local Law 49 of 2018 (Open Algorithms Law)

    Apr 4, 2019

    Noel Hidalgo

    (If you’re looking for a copy of others who presented testimony, scroll to the bottom.)

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  • BetaNYC’s Testimony to NYC Charter Revision Commission Civic Engagement Hearing – June 2018

    Jun 21, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

    To: NYC Charter Revision Commission From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Subject: Civic Engagement

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  • Testimony to the New York City Council on Int. No. 14 of 2018 and Publication of Online Reports — BetaNYC & Reinvent Albany

    Apr 27, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

    Testimony to the New York City Council Governmental Operations Committee on the Publication of Online

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  • Dear de Blasio, Re: NYC Automated Decision Systems Task Force — #NYCAlgorithms

    Jan 23, 2018

    Noel Hidalgo

    For the past year, BetaNYC has called on NYC government to be a global leader

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  • Testimony on Open Data Examination and Verification Report 2017

    Dec 6, 2017

    Noel Hidalgo

    Good Afternoon, Chairman Vacca and Members of the Technology Committee, I am Noel Hidalgo, Executive

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  • Testimony for Intro 1696-2017 (Open Algorithms Bill)

    Oct 16, 2017

    Noel Hidalgo

    “We […] want to ensure that New York City leads the way in ethical algorithmic

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  • How to improve NYC’s open data law 2.0?

    Sep 26, 2017

    Noel Hidalgo

    Last week, we had the chance to join with members of the NYC Transparency Working

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