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Image Credit: Fintrvlr San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has just announced the city’s open data strategic plan, which aims to “broaden the focus of open data from simply publishing to making it available in a manner that fosters better use of the data.” This...

Over the past year, we’ve looked at different approaches to the question of how to open individual-level data — microdata — in the criminal justice context. While there are clear benefits to making individual-level data more available — such as better...

Port of San Francisco (Photo: Luke Fretwell) It took a while for San Francisco to get a serious open data effort off the ground, but now that new chief data officer Joy Bonaguro has had some time to take lay of the land, she’s ready to roll. “I’ve...

SACRAMENTO, CA—(Marketwired – March 24, 2016) – Government Technology announced its 2016 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers — 25 individuals or teams who exemplify transformative use of technology that's improving the way government does business and...

From fracking to birth control, food ingredients to encryption, seven apps were featured in the Apps4Change event. Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup, hosted a   breakfast  in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood for nonprofits, app developers...