If you ask Wikipedia, they’ll say an “unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered on a theme or purpose. The term “unconference” has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees and sponsored presentations.” Here are a [...]
Google Election Center helps you provide up-to-date election information to voters and create custom search tools for your website. You can submit the following kinds of information: Polling place locations Registration instructions Ballot information State and local election office contact information The Election Center Data Manager will guide you through the process of uploading and [...]
Visualize, understand and share local health related data for the nation from the USDA, CDC, HHS and Census. All in one place. Visualize how something like the obesity rate compares across the U.S. in both an interactive map and ranked table. Do the same for other indicators by selecting one from the data menu on [...]
When you’re on the go, the new RTD mobile website gives you access to all these cool features — right from your mobile phone. With the new mobile website, you can: Find the closest stops. Locate nearby RTD stations, stops or park-n-Rides using your phone’s GPS, or by entering an address/intersection. Confirm departure times. Using [...]
CrimeReports.org currently reports crime in 15 Colorado communities. Track crime in your neighborhood with CrimeReports’ interactive, easy-to-use maps. All the information on the map comes directly from your local police department so you can get the most accurate, official information available. As well, you can stay up-to-date on all crimes by signing up for free [...]
Hey CityCampers, we’ve nailed down a venue for CityCamp Colorado on December 4, 2010. The camp will take place at Strategy Loft in Denver, Colorado. We’ll have 1,800 sq ft of floor-to-ceiling windows, comfortable seating, collaboration space, white boards, basketball hoops, and free parking … yeah, I said basketball hoops. Website: http://strategyloft.com Location: 209 Kalamath, [...]
Techcrunch recently wrote a good article describing the potential of the Gov2.0 movement. There’s great benefit to citizens and a great deal of money to be made by innovative entrepreneurs. Here’s an excerpt… “The opportunities aren’t just in mining financial data. Sonpreet Bhatia launched My City Way—a mobile applications platform, available in 30 cities around the [...]
Conducting conversations with individual citizens was stressed several times during the meeting. Services like Twitter and Facebook are used by many city agencies. The problem is many agencies treat social media like traditional PR outlets, tweeting out press releases and posting them on their Facebook pages. The Mayor’s Office seemed to understand the new media [...]
If you work in government, you’ve likely either heard of GovLoop or you are a member yourself. Well they featured OpenColorado as the “Project of the Week.” Go check out the entire article and check out GovLoop if you havn’t visited before. http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/project-of-the-week-open
It would be interesting to see Colorado Smart Communities do something like this. - Local authorities will have the chance to collaborate with digital media developers to provide their communities with innovative, web-based services, as part of a new project run by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA). The project, called “Make it Local” [...]
O’Reilly Radar - Gov2.0