Technical.ly: OpenGov Foundation urges DC gov to engage with Madison more
Citing InnoMAYtion’s goal to “foster a collaborative environment between the government, residents, and entrepreneurs to improve the lives of District residents,” the OpenGov Foundation is urging D.C....
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Turn Your Democracy Up to Eleven
(By Daniel X. O’Neil via Flickr) In a recent New York Times Op-Ed, author and founder of New America Michael Lind asked, “Is there too much democracy in America or too little?” I believe the real...
View ArticleSunlight Foundation: Today in OpenGov: Disclose, disclose, disclose
OpenGov Foundation director Seamus Kraft encouraged the country to “turn democracy up to eleven, asserting that ” you have more leverage over government outcomes now than at any time in American...
View ArticleCivicist: First Post – Peter Principle
This is civic tech: In a nice piece titled “Turn Your Democracy Up To Eleven,” the OpenGov Foundation’s Seamus Kraft says the problem with American democracy isn’t that we have too much of it, we just...
View ArticleStateScoop: Legislatures need to get serious about modernizing
Seamus Kraft writes a guest column in StateScoop: It may come as a shock, but while most of us live in a time empowered by iPhones and digital technology, America’s legislatures seem cast from the last...
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RELEASE: Micah Sifry and Andrew Rasiej Join the Free Law Founders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2016 CONTACTS The OpenGov Foundation – Nicko Margolies: nicko@opengovfoundation.org Civic Hall – Olivia Snarski: olivia@civichall.org Press Release Micah Sifry and Andrew...
View ArticleCivicist: First Post – Killer
Civic Hall’s Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry have joined the Free Law Founders coalition, which is working to transform U.S. legal and legislative processes in the digital age. New York City council...
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The Top Ten Things I’m Stoked to See in Wichita
I’m heading west to Wichita, Kansas to help kick off their first-ever civic hackathon! I couldn’t be more excited to visit a city full of promise, positive civic energy and whose citizens and elected...
View ArticleKSN-TV: Civic hackers inviting public to help ‘take over’ downtown Wichita
A group of hackers are taking over downtown Wichita this weekend for a “hackathon” and they want the public to join in on the event. “We call ourselves a civic hacking group,” said Open Wichita Founder...
View ArticleThe Wichita Eagle: Top ‘civic superheroes’ from Hackathon to meet with city...
Those are just a few of the projects that 13 teams of nearly 50 people developed during a 24-hour Hackathon at Riverfest this past weekend. The event was organized by Open Wichita, a civic hacking...
View ArticleICYMI: The OpenGov Team Supports ‘Civic Superheroes’ at First-Ever Wichita...
Keynote. Founder of @FoundOpenGov @seamuskraft here for @openwichita #HackathonICT 'building stronger communities pic.twitter.com/LVDwqUpms6 — Britten Kuckelman (@britkuckel) June 4, 2016 “Don’t think...
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eBenchbook Launches: A Critical Tool to Navigate Complex Election Codes
The public law is the most important information in the United States of America. As such, it should be the easiest civic data you can find, access and understand on the Internet, not the hardest....
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Chicagoans Governing Together, Powered By Madison
When government laws reflects the views of the people, democracy works. The same holds true for all government policies with the force of law, from regulations to the privacy policies for public...
View Article18F and USDS: A Beautiful Bipartisan Oversight Opportunity
President Obama’s signature tech teams testify before Congress today. It’s a can’t-miss moment for bipartisan oversight that delivers smarter government for all Americans. The post 18F and USDS: A...
View ArticleSmartChicago: Ways Residents Can Give Feedback on the Array of Things...
The text of the draft Governance & Privacy Policy is posted here on the OpenGov Foundation’s Madison Platform. Using Madison, residents can edit and annotate specific sections and language of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Chicago: Personal Democracy Forum 2016: Mission Accomplished!
In a discussion on digital strategies for government, Seamus Kraft talked about OpenGov Foundation’s Madison Project. Madison allows citizens to use the internet to access the law as it’s being...
View ArticleSunlight Foundation: OpenGov Voices: Governing together for a better Wichita
The Madison Project is an open source tool enabling participation between legislators and the public. It’s as easy as posting a Google doc for public comment, but can be customized by any government to...
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HAPPENING TOMORROW: ‘Five Hacks for Congress’ Panel at the Legislative Data...
Tomorrow, The OpenGov Foundation’s Executive Director Seamus Kraft will help lead a panel discussion on creating a 21st century Congress at the Legislative Data and Transparency Conference. The panel...
View ArticleDoing IT Right: Congressional Oversight of President Obama’s Signature Tech...
On June 10, the U.S. Digital Service and 18F came to Capitol Hill to testify before the House Oversight Committee. Here’s what happened. The post Doing IT Right: Congressional Oversight of President...
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Congress: Monolithic Mess or Solvable System of Systems?
(Poll conducted on Cloakroom) A mere 16% of the American public currently approves of the performance of the United States Congress. And according to a real-time poll of congressional staff conducted...
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