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.
State and Local
Kansas City Makes Car Rides Smoother
In Kansas City, citizens used to report potholes after they were formed. But the Public Works department’s director devised a method of predicting where potholes would develop.
West Virginia Cuts DMV Wait Times, Costs with Digital Services
West Virginia partnered with an e-government solutions provider to roll out digital services for their DMV, resulting in faster services for citizens.
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.
Boston Digitizes Death Certificates, Saves Citizens Time and Money
Boston used to rely on inefficient and expensive processes for filing death certificates. Now, the city has a digitized system that improves customer experience.
Georgia Uses Mobile App to Improve Child Support Services
The director of Georgia DCSS discusses how the state successfully employed a mobile app to address over 400,000 child support cases.
Flag Day Quiz: How Many State Flags Do You Know?
Are you up for the challenge? Test your knowledge and take our new quiz, How Many State Flags Do You Know?, to see how many state flags you can correctly identify.
3 Takeaways to Optimize the Government User Experience
Government websites don’t need to be hard to use. Good UX is becoming more and more available to agencies across government.
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?
3 Myths About Millennials and Government
In this post, we’ll shed some light on three myths about millennials and government.