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View ArticleGovernment Technology: Cities Turn to Public Input to Shape Open Data Policy
"To solicit input from the public on their respective open data policies, which are not yet finalized, both Glendale and Nashville are using a platform called Madison, designed by the OpenGov...
View ArticleWichita Business Journal: Seth Etter of The OpenGov Foundation Makes the 2017...
Seth is among 40 young professionals honored this year as part of the Wichita Business Journal’s 2017 40 Under 40 class. The post Wichita Business Journal: Seth Etter of The OpenGov Foundation Makes...
View ArticleFCW: Is Congress Transparent Enough?
The OpenGov Foundation Executive Director Seamus Kraft praised the foundation laid by the legislative bulk data task force, but added that the information currently available on Congress.gov is "far...
View ArticleRoll Call: Congress Still Grappling With Cybersecurity Concerns
“I wonder at how Congress in particular is not compromised more often,” said Seamus Kraft, whose nonprofit The OpenGov Foundation develops technology to support local, state and federal legislatures....
View ArticleHuffington Post: Harvard Students Partner With U.S. Government to Address...
The OpenGov Foundation proudly supports Coding It Forward, their important mission bringing young tech talent into government, and was the first financial backer of their summer fellowship program. The...
View ArticleHarvard Kennedy School: The OGF’s Aaron Ogle Selected for Ash Center Tech &...
"The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce its newest cohort of Technology and Democracy Fellows— six technologists from around the...
View ArticleSunlight Foundation: Public comments on city open data policies focus on...
"To understand how the public was interacting with municipal governments asking for comments on open data policies, we analyzed public comments on the drafts shared on The OpenGov Foundation’s Madison...
View ArticleSunlight Foundation Analysis: Who are the most common commenters on open data...
"Editor’s Note: This post is the second in our series analyzing public feedback on draft open data policies hosted on the Madison platform. The first post discussed which topics are the most commonly...
View ArticleSunlight Foundation Analysis: The most common sentiments expressed through...
"Editor’s Note: This is the final post in our three-part series analyzing public feedback on draft open data policies hosted on the Madison platform. The first post discussed which topics are most...
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