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nycTWG’s letter to de Blasio on technology and transition
Jennifer Jones Austin & Carl WeisbrodCo-Chairs Mayor-Elect de Blasio Transition Committee December 18, 2013 Dear Co-Chairs Austin and Weisbrod: We write today to draw your attention to the historic opportunity the de Blasio administration has to harness the explosion in everyday Internet and mobile technology. This new technology can help the average New Yorker get…
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6 Nov 2013 – BetaTalk: Open NY, the state’s data team, & NYC Code for America Fellows
Nov’s 2013 (11/6) BetaTalk: Open NY, the state’s data team, & NYC Code for America Fellows. RSVP on meetup.com This is going to be a really exciting night! Two great teams who have two amazing stories! For the night, we’re going to start off with the Open NY team introducing themselves and talking about their…
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Launching #OpenCouncil
A group of us, have formed #OpenCouncil, a small working working group around transforming @NYCcouncil to be more open. We hope to pressure the Council to be more open, transparent, and digitally savvy. Join us.
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The fate of Open Government in New York City
Since 2008, we have seen several Chief Executives elected who have favorable opinions toward innovation in Government. What if that was not the case? What if you had a thriving Open Government / Civic Tech community and somehow a Chief Executive or Legislative body did not want to continue its investment? In 2011, Washington DC’s…
