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NYC 311 Oversight Hearing – 2021
Thank you 311 call operators and staff for being our municipal heroes. Through the pandemic you helped my neighbors through…
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Testimony on Int 2158-2020: Designating a geospatial information officer
To: NYC Council – Committee on TechnologyFrom: Zhi Keng He, Assistant Director of the NYC Civic Innovation Lab Re: Int…
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Open Letter to Mayor de Blasio from the Open Streets Coalition
[Executive Director’s Note – For the last year, BetaNYC has used its technical and analytical talents to support various COVID-19…
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BetaNYC’s Preliminary Budget Testimony for FY 2022
BetaNYC’s Preliminary Budget Testimony for FY 2022
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Testimony on NYC’s COVID-19 vaccinations, service design, and their websites
To: NYC Council – Joint committee hearing with Health, Technology, and AgingFrom: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director Re: Covid-19 vaccinations and…
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BetaNYC’s Testimony at City Council Technology Committee Oversight Hearing on the Smart City
To: NYC Council – Committee on Technology, Chair Holden From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director Re: Oversight – Smart CityTuesday, 19 January…
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Statement on Intro 1894-2020, a bill that would regulate the use of automated employment decision tools.
BetaNYC has signed onto a collective letter that flags a number of concerns within Int. 1894-2020, a bill that would…
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Re: Oversight hearing of Internet Master Plan and Resolution T2020-6730
Important quotes to note from the NYC Internet Master Plan: “The private market has failed to deliver the internet in…
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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)
To: NYC Council – Committee on Technology From: Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC Re: Oversight hearing of Local Law 49…
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Statement on the appointment of Jessica Tisch as Commissioner of DoITT
“NYC’s civic technology community congratulates Jessica Tisch on her appointment as DoITT’s Commissioner” said Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC.…
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Council Member Peter Koo Introduces Bill to Require Reporting on Automated Decision Systems (ADS) used by City Agencies
City Hall – City Council Member Peter Koo today introduced legislation that would bring greater transparency and understanding to the automated…
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Re: Oversight hearing of Local Law 49 of 2018 (Open Algorithms Law)
(If you’re looking for a copy of others who presented testimony, scroll to the bottom.) To: NYC Council – Committee…
