What: CityCamp Colorado 2011 was an unconference focused on innovation for municipal governments and community organizations. When: Friday, October 28, 2011 Where: Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, Colorado 80419 Hashtag: ccCO Organized by: OpenColorado — The 2nd annual CityCamp Colorado was held on October 28, 2011, with about sixty [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
O’Reilly Radar - Gov2.0