City of Seattle and State of Oregon Win the 2011 Digital Government Achievement Awards The Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA) recognize outstanding agency and department websites and applications. This year, the State of Oregon won in the Government-to-citizen State and Federal government category, for data.oregon.gov, the state’s Socrata-powered Open Data site. Seattle won in the Government-to-citizen [...]
Continue Reading →For nearly two years, participants in the Open Data movement, have worked tirelessly to make unfettered access to public data, at all levels of government, a sustainable and irreversible reality. Open Data sites are springing up all around the world, while those who put Open Data on the map like Data.gov, Medicare, NOAA, San Francisco, [...]
Continue Reading →Public disclosure of government data isn’t merely about transparency and accountability. By adopting Open Data as a Platform, agencies can more quickly and cost-effectively deliver services that support their own programs and missions, while also making it much easier to publish data for citizens and civic-minded developers.
Continue Reading →When Quizno’s first became a true mass-market brand, they anchored their advertising message on the “MMMM…Toasty” slogan (the slogan has changed over the years). They had positioned themselves in the crowded US sub-sandwich market as the one place to get a toasted sandwich. Yes — believe it or not — they broke through the clutter [...]
Continue Reading →Last night, in the State of the Union Address, President Obama reminded the world why a 21st century government that’s open and competent, starts with putting information online. He said: “In the coming year, we’ll also work to rebuild people’s faith in the institution of government. Because you deserve to know exactly how and where [...]
Continue Reading →Last month Socrata announced that we were commissioning an Open Government Data Benchmark Study to assess the state of the nascent Open Data movement. Via that announcement we also invited participation from advocacy groups who are passionate about this subject. We are honored that we have been joined in conducting this study by the Sunlight [...]
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