People: The Necessary Agent for True Change
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Posts By Amen Ra Mashariki
Trust but Verify: How Open Data Connects Gov and Citizens
With open data, governments shouldn’t be transparent for transparency’s sake, but to grow the trust of the citizens in their leadership.
Should This Be the Future of Open Data?
The future of open data is about growing the user base. Taking a lesson from the creator of Mario Bros. can make data portals easy to use.
Why Partnerships Are Key to Success for Urban Science Programs
Improve your state’s data analytics initiatives by partnering with urban science programs that offer the policy know-how you need.
Community Sourcing a Solution for Net Neutrality Rollback Challenges
Civic engagement is key to truly producing change at a policy level. However, it is only one piece of the puzzle.
Net Neutrality: Should Cities Take Action?
The repeal of net neutrality rules was officially and completely rolled back on June 11, 2018. What’s next? How can cities protect themselves?
When Should Regulation Be Left Up to Communities?
Is legislation alone enough to make government work the right way? For the most impactful solutions, communities need to get involved at some point.
The Similarities Between Learning a New Language and Using Data Strategically
Learning a new language is akin to how cities should learn use data as an asset. Here’s how to adopt data as an asset strategy citywide.
Want a Smart City? Hire a Chief Analytics Officer
Probing deeply into big data and pinpointing solutions to important problems demand a chief analytics officer (CAO), rather than a chief data officer (CDO). Both are essential to a smart city or smart business, but they are quite different.
There is Absolutely Nothing Wrong with Data Silos!
Natural tendencies aside, integrating data in pursuit of removing silos can actually cause more problems than solve. Here are three key issues that are introduced when integrating a lot of data into one data warehouse.