How user friendly data (from governments) and civic app contests complement journalism.
Local Govs Need to Release More Data
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Tag Archives: citizen input
Tweeting to Bring Attention
Wired on using Twitter to get the attention of transit officials (and SF Mayor Gavin Newsome).
Online Discussion with IdeaScale
Here’s a Federal Times article on federal agencies using the IdeaScale platform to do online discussion forums. IdeaScale’s demo can be seen here, along with their OpenGov forum (done in conjunction with the National Academy of Public Administration). And ReadWriteWeb has a good overview of IdeaScale.
Also, IdeaScale is @IdeaScale on Twitter.
NYC’s App Contest
Here is the list of apps submitted in New York City’s BigApps contest.
New Communication Matters to Govs
Intranet Efficiency Initiative
Los Angeles County implements an intranet efficiency initiative, to include idea generation from employees, better communication, and cost savings tracking.