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January 16, 2012
Civic Commons Marketplace Offers New Perspective on Which Engagement Software Really Works

New apps are coming out every day, but how does a local government find out about the latest technology?  How do they gain access to the newest, most innovative ways to improve the lives of their citizens? Civic Commons has recently launched the Civic Commons Marketplace. The marketplace is a database of civic software brought together to help government personnel find the online engagement tech tools to best fit their city’s needs. 

New apps are coming out every day, but how does a local government find out about the latest technology?  How do they gain access to the newest, most innovative ways to improve the lives of their citizens? Civic Commons has recently launched the Civic Commons Marketplace. The marketplace is a database of civic software brought together to help government personnel find the online engagement tech tools to best fit their city’s needs.  

November 18, 2011
Peer to Patent Project; A Community Review Process

July 1, 2011
Betaville: The Radical Democratization of Urban Planning

In small towns, citizens can attend town hall meetings, and vote directly on major changes to the community, while in larger cities, allowing every resident to have a voice in shaping his community’s built environment can be quite complex. Coincidentally, the sheer number of new projects that arise in large cities, like New York for example, can overwhelm residents, and leave folks with the impression that they have actually do not a voice in the decision making process. However, an interesting new open-source urban planning program is now available that could change the way in which architectural projects move from design to reality.

June 30, 2011
Betaville: Vibrant Conversations in Planning Process

Betaville: a new open-source urban planning program now available which could change the way in which architectural projects move from design to reality. The sotware offers local communities a better way to envision proposed changes, and an opportunity to provide input beforethey vote on whether or not to implement the changes.

May 14, 2011
Open Data from Open Knowledge Foundation

A short film about #opendata from the Open Knowledge Foundation. For more information, see: opengovernmentdata.org.

September 9, 2010
Manor Labs

It’s not often that one is able to use the words ‘research and development’ when describing new initiatives within their local government.  If you’re one of the lucky 6,500 people living in Manor, Texas, research and development just entered a new era.  This small community on the outskirts of Austin has partnered with Stanford University’s Peace Dot Project to create Manor Labs, the official research and development division of the City of Manor.

It’s not often that one is able to use the words ‘research and development’ when describing new initiatives within their local government.  If you’re one of the lucky 6,500 people living in Manor, Texas, research and development just entered a new era.  This small community on the outskirts of Austin has partnered with Stanford University’s Peace Dot Project to create Manor Labs, the official research and development division of the City of Manor.