Civic Innovations

Technology, Government Innovation, and Open Data


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  • Open Data: Beyond the Portal

    One of the most visible statements a government embarking on a new open data program can make is the selection of an “open data portal.” An open data portal provides a central location for listing or storing data released by a government for use by outside consumers, making such data more easily discoverable. A portal… Continue reading

About Me

I am the former Chief Data Officer for the City of Philadelphia. I also served as Director of Government Relations at Code for America, and as Director of the State of Delaware’s Government Information Center. For about six years, I served in the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), and helped pioneer their work with state and local governments. I also led platform evangelism efforts for TTS’ cloud platform, which supports over 30 critical federal agency systems.