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California electronic records legislation – SB 1002
Senate Bill 1002, which creates a new “open data standard” in the California Public Records Act, is proceeding in the Assembly after approval by the Senate. Continue reading
Posted in Gov 2.0, Open Data
Tagged Gov 2.0, League of California Cities, Open Data, open government, sb 1002
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‘SFpark’ Opens Parking Data
A new project from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency allows drivers to check out parking pricing and availability from the web or iPhone and iPad, and enables flexible pricing for the most desirable parking spots at different hours throughout … Continue reading
Thinking Global, Acting Local: Let’s Do It SF!
The Let’s Do It SF! initiative is true Gov 2.0 in action – cross-departmental collaboration, utilizing open data principles to bring in free private sector resources, and an agile social media-fueled engagement plan. Continue reading
Third Thursdays SF with TransportationCamp
Friends of OpenSF packed into mid-Market’s Mavelous last night, kicking off discussion and networking around transit-oriented innovation, tech, good government and healthy cities. The event was Third Thursdays SF, a monthly tech and civics meetup organized by OpenSF, CityCampSF, GovFresh and … Continue reading
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Tagged citycampsf, Gov 2.0, gov 2.0 radio, gov20, gov20radio, govfresh, mavelous, opengov, openplans, OpenSF, san francisco, streetfilms, third thursdays, third thursdays sf, thirdthurssf, transpo, transportationcamp
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SF Launches SFFireApp.org to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
San Francisco became the first large municipality to publicly commit to implement the “Fire Department” application, which links CPR-trained volunteers, AED maps and smartphone users in an effort to save lives in the first few minutes after cardiac arrest. Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Herrera, ems, Gov 2.0, gov20, joanne hayes-white, richard price, srvfpd
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Open Data Improves Lives
Sunday, the New York Times had a great article on the importance of government-published open data and its benefits to business and community. Continue reading
Chris Vein: From SF to the White House
Former SF CIO Chris Vein has decamped for Washington, DC, where he is the new deputy CTO for innovation. Continue reading
Posted in Gov 2.0, News, Open Data, Open Source
Tagged Chris Vein, Gov 2.0, gov20, Open Data, opengov, san francisco, SF
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Feds Release Cloud Computing Strategy
Marking the second major cloud computing white paper of the week, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra has released a 39-page document outlining the federal government’s cloud computing strategy. Continue reading
Twitter to Take Roost Next to Civic Center?
Mayor Lee and two supervisors have sponsored legislation offering tax breaks for the Mid-Market area in an effort to bring in Twitter as an anchor tenant. Continue reading
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Tagged Gavin Newsom, Market Street, Mayor Ed Lee, san francisco, SF, SF Mart, twitter
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NIST Takes On Cloud Security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released two draft documents on cloud computing, and is taking comments by e-mail through the end of this month. The documents include a definition of cloud, which NIST researchers say has five … Continue reading
