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Hacking Without Borders
Leave a commentMay 6, 2013 by mheadd
The Idea On June 1st and 2nd, cities across the country will take part in a national civic hacking event …
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Experiments in GitHub Based Procurement
Leave a commentMarch 27, 2013 by mheadd
The City of Philadelphia is experimenting with some new ideas that we hope will change the way that city departments …
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Shutting Down a Civic Project
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2013 by mheadd
It’s never easy to shut down a civic project or app, but sometimes its the right thing to do. And …
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On Data Standards for Cities
6February 26, 2013 by mheadd
Creating open data standards for cities is really, really hard. It’s also really, really important. Data standardization across cities is …
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Open Data and the Digital Divide
Leave a commentJanuary 27, 2013 by mheadd
I had the pleasure recently of taking part in a series on WHYY’s Radio Times focusing on Philadelphia Innovators. I …
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The Year That Civic Hacking Changed Everything
3December 31, 2012 by mheadd
Back in January, I predicted that 2012 could turn out to be the year of the civic startup. And while …
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2012 Blogging Year In Review
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2012 by mheadd
It’s been a busy year for blogging – my WordPress.com 2012 annual report for this site is now available. If …
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Urban Storytelling with Open Data
2December 20, 2012 by mheadd
One of the most important qualities of open data is that it can provide unparalleled insight into how a city …
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Getting RHoKed in Philly
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2012 by mheadd
This past weekend, civic hackers gathered at the new Drexel ExCITe Center for the latest installment of the Random Hacks …
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The App Economy and Government as a Platform
1November 18, 2012 by mheadd
Most people in the civic technology world have heard of the concept of “government as a platform” – the term …
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