2011
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Budget Transparency Tool Look at Cook Open Sourced
Look at Cook, Cook County's budget visualization tool, was open sourced so other governments could deploy their own interactive budget transparency platforms.
View details →Open311 Dashboard - Visualizing the Power of the Platform
The Open311 Dashboard brought analytics and visualization to civic service request data, demonstrating the power of open standards in government technology.
View details →Why We Are Building a Civic Commons
The case for building shared civic technology infrastructure, exploring how dramatically cheaper computing power creates opportunities for government innovation.
View details →US Department of Defense Releases Open Technology Development Guide
The Department of Defense published a comprehensive guide to open source software adoption, covering policy, procurement, community governance, and best practices.
View details →The Federal IT Dashboard Is Open Sourced
The federal IT Dashboard, a transparency tool tracking billions in government technology spending, was released as open source software for any government to adopt.
View details →Be Open from Day One, Not Day N
Why government software projects should start as open source from the beginning rather than planning to open source later, with practical guidance on timing and approach.
View details →Countywide Community Forums - Civic Engagement at Scale
How Countywide Community Forums in King County, Washington pioneered hybrid online and in-person civic engagement to give elected officials real constituent feedback.
View details →San Francisco Enterprise Addressing System Open Sourced
San Francisco open sourced its Enterprise Addressing System, a web-based tool for managing the city's master address database tied to parcels and street networks.
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