The international open government/ open data movement has a lot of momentum, especially here in Chicago. We've all worked hard to get us where we are, and we're excited about what's to come.
This month we're inviting some great thinkers + doers to provide outside insight on our movement.
Ramsin Canon, political editor at GapersBlock.com will provide perspective on the extent to which the movement benefits local communities.
Terry Pastika, Executive Director of the Citizen Advocacy Center will give a view of the current state of democracy in Illinois, with a focus on the Western and Far Western suburbs of Chicago.
Mike Stringer, Managing Partner at Datascope Analytics and organizer of the Data Science Chicago meetup group, will talk about whether we're asking the questions most worth answering.
Join us on April 11 at OpenGovChicago, where we're always thinking of what's next.
Here's Mike Stringer's slides: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4fAD3dmbOYCcm5uZm01V2ZjR3M/edit?usp=sharing
April 11, 2013
Live meeting notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17l_4264scEp4Un26giLFntquqUFyRQy5sumbFc27Qmg/edit
April 11, 2013
Heads up, WBEZ is looking for people with insight into drug related data specific to Chicago and/or Illinois as a whole - usage, treatment, arrests, convictions, etc. - to inform a discovery phase we're in with our editorial planning. [masked] if you have questions or comments for me to pass along to our newsroom.
April 10, 2013
HI, will u be there tonight? Look for Lola, Corey, Drew. Lola and Corey have PLENTY to say.
April 11, 2013
There is zero chance my presentation will end in time for me to attend this event, so I'm giving my spot to someone on the waiting list.
April 8, 2013
I started a reading list based on suggestions here and other stuff. It's an openly editable google doc -- jump in! http://j.mp/17l6360
April 7, 2013
Looking forward to meeting others of like mind on open and transparent governance...
April 5, 2013
This piece poses some good questions and helps frame the whole idea of what is success in the Open Gov area http://techpresident.com/news/23658/backchannel-open-government-working
April 4, 2013
When I saw this invite in my feed, it made me think of this article, "The Hidden Biases in Big Data" (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/04/the_hidden_biases_in_big_data.html) by Kate Crawford
April 4, 2013
Crain's is launching a web app to help readers understand and suggest solutions to the state budget crisis. Not sure it will publish in time for the meeting, so maybe I'll wait til May
April 3, 2013
This is a great idea for a meeting, and I wish I didn't have another commitment for that night.
April 1, 2013
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Great event tonight! Watched on live stream. Thanks for that option.
Meaningful public engagement in decision-making can be in the best interest of public officials, but the law often prevents it. Don't believe this? Join the May 6th discussion "The Legal Infrastructure for Civic Engagement" with national public engagement experts Matt Leighninger and Pete Peterson and Illinois expert Maryam Judar of the Citizen Advocacy Center. http://www.citizenadvocacycenter.org/events1.html