Civic Innovation
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More than 400 students who participated in the Congressional App Challenge demonstrated their award-winning work this week at the U.S. Capitol. The apps they designed combined technical prowess and personal experience. -
In separate endeavors with the technology company AidKit, Boulder County and the city of Boulder are simplifying how they deliver financial relief to residents, child-care providers and nonprofits.
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Local IT leaders in California and Delaware wield innovation and collaboration to reimagine technology, integrating community dialog into modernization to deliver projects that reflect a variety of feedback.
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The Sawyer Free Library received the funding in the form of a Digital Equity Initiative Partnership Grant. The money, from the Essex County Community Foundation, will launch its digital learning lab.
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The app, funded with $13,860 approved by the Delaware County Council, would offer important information and improved communication with the city. Leaders hope it can be developed and launched by summer.
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New Mexico’s most populous city went live late last month with a new way to submit planning requests. Users can now make permit and construction project applications, payments and register businesses online.
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The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania serves 150 member entities representing more than 1,700 people. The goal, its president said, is to identify local problems — and offer local answers.
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The county’s board of commissioners has approved a service agreement with a new vendor to upgrade software at its building department. The move will facilitate work with cities and conversations with customers.
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The Hometown Food Security Project has launched an innovative mobile app designed to transform how the community addresses food insecurity.
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A new program is teaching a small group of incarcerated men the tools of a new trade — coding and web design — in the hopes that it can help the men succeed when they are released.
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Billboards from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and speed camera warning signs on freeway off-ramps and in bus shelters are intended to caution drivers as more than 50 of the devices arrive in March.
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Garbage trucks in Scottsdale, Ariz., were recently equipped with dashcams that offer a comprehensive view of operations inside and out. The results are helping exonerate the municipality from frivolous damage claims.
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San Francisco has launched a re-platformed SF.gov, with new content management for better flexibility and in-house management. A new design system is intended to improve access and visual consistency.
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Computer and smartphone users in this Connecticut town have online help waiting when they need to find a parking place. WeHa Parking Finder, which arrived Tuesday, is intended to resolve longstanding problems.
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Confronting post-pandemic challenges, leaders and planners in local government and philanthropy reshape their landscapes through partnerships and innovation. Mayors serve as critical connectors.
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The city’s Office of Records Custodians now publishes the reports of vehicle crashes online weekly. This means the public is no longer required to file individual public records requests to gain access.
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The city manager began the budgeting process anew with new software that provides a more granular, transparent view of finances, and a “true cost allocation” of revenue and expenses. The result was a proposed 2025 budget with no deficit or sharp service cuts.
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More than 100 people crowded into the third floor of a downtown San Francisco office building Saturday morning to seek ways to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to tackle daunting social problems.
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A partnership between the Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the PathCheck Foundation, an open source nonprofit, aims to create a digital platform to boost care coordination for people experiencing homelessness.
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The Washington, D.C., nonprofit has introduced an Innovation and Incubation Fellowship to drive technology work that enhances accessibility and equity in government services. Its first fellow hails from the U.S. Digital Service.
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The shift is designed to let the city offer more details about its 2025 budget, the subject of a public hearing Nov. 11. This is the first year Eau Claire has used the new budgeting software and, following state statute, it offers a print version as well.
