Beyond transparency
Subtitle: open data and the future of civic innovation
By: edited by Brett Goldstein with Lauren Dyson
Contributors: Nemani, Abhi
Publisher: Code for America Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780615889085
Subjects: Transparency; Economic development
Description: "The rise of open data in the public sector has sparked innovation, driven efficiency, and fueled economic development. While still emerging, we are seeing evidence of the transformative potential of open data in shaping the future of our civic life, and the opportunity to use open data to reimagine the relationship between residents and government, especially at the local level. As we look ahead, what have we learned so far from open data in practice and how we can apply those lessons to realize a more promising future for America&#x2019;s cities and communities? Edited by Brett Goldstein, former Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago, with Code for America, this book features essays from over twenty of the world&#x2019;s leading experts in a first-of-its-kind instructive anthology about how open data is changing the face of our public institutions. Contributors include: Michael Flowers, Chief Analytics Officer, New York City; Beth Blauer, former director of Maryland StateStat; Jonathan Feldman, CIO, City of Asheville; Tim O&#x2019;Reilly, founder & CEO, O&#x2019;Reilly Media; Eric Gordon, Director of Engagement Game Lab, Emerson College; Beth Niblock, CIO, Louisville Metro Government; Ryan & Mike Alfred, Co-Founders, Brightscope; Emer Coleman, former director of the London Datastore; Mark Headd, Chief Data Officer, City of Philadelphia."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 303).
Table of contents: title: Opening government data. Open data and open discourse at Boston public schools; title: Open dada in Chicago : game on; title: Building a smarter Chicago; title: Lessons from the London datastore; title: Asheville's open data journey : pragmatics, policy, and participation; title: Building on open data. From entrepreneurs to civic entrepreneurs; title: Hacking FOIA : using FOIA requests to drive government innovation; title: A journalist's take on open data; title: Oakland and the search for the open city; title: Pioneering open data standards : the GTES story; title: Understanding open data. Making a habit out of engagement : how the culture of open data is reframing civic life; title: The beginning of a beauiful frienship : data and design in innovative citizen experiences; title: Generating economic value through open data; title: Local scale and local data; title: Driving decisions with data. Beyond open data : the data-driven city; title: Why dta must drive decisions in government; title: Beyond transparency : Louisville's strategic use of data to drive continuous improvement; title: Benchmarking performance data; title: Looking ahead. Towards a community data commons; title: The bigger picture : ten lessons for taking open government further; title: New thinking in how governments deliver services; title: Open data and algorithmic regulation.