Year: 2012
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Panel: Possibilities and Potential for STEM Pathways
Today I participated in a panel titled, “Possibilities and Potential for STEM Pathways” at “The State of STEM in Out-of-School Time in Chicago” conference.
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Presentation: Illinois Open Technology Challenge in Champaign, IL
Today I organized and led a presentation on the Illinois Open Technology Challenge in Champaign, IL. I created this program at Smart Chicago to bring government, developers and communities together in a common mission to use public data and create digital tools that will serve today’s civic needs and promote economic development. Here’s a set of photos…
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Launch: Early Childhood Portal for City of Chicago
Today marked the launch of ChicagoEarlyLearning.org, Here’s some snips from the press release from the Mayor’s Office: As part of the his administration’s focus on increasing access to quality early learning programs for children across the city and emphasis on helping parents get and stay involved in their children’s education, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today launched…
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Panel: New Media Ventures State of the Field Call
Today I participated in a webinar on the opportunities and challenges in the world of political technology. Here’s slides from my portion:
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First Meetup of the Illinois Open Technology Challenge
Tonight I led the first gathering of the Illinois Open Technology Challenge, which brings government, developers and communities together in a common mission to use public data and create digital tools that will serve today’s civic needs and promote economic development. It was a great night because we had in-depth conversations between government technology people and…
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Journalism Study: Interviewed as Part of a Study of Data-Driven Journalists
Here’s a link to a paper published today by: Data-driven journalism and the public good: “Computer-assisted-reporters” and “programmer-journalists” in Chicago. Here’s the abstract: Since the mid-2000s, some US and British news organizations have hired programmers to design data-driven news projects within the newsroom. But how does the rise of these “programmer-journalists,” armed with their skills and…
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Profile of Smart Health Centers
Here’s a story on the Smart Health Centers project of the Smart Chicago Collaborative. Snip: Part of the group’s challenge is to find ways to make complex health information understandable to the average person, familiarize non-computer users with how to search data, and help older people become comfortable with using technology. Spearheading the effort is…
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Profile of Chicago Health Atlas
Here’s a profile of a Smart Chicago project, Chicago Health Atlas. Snip: CHICAGO, IL— Daniel O’Neil, executive director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative, says that there are many ways in which digital developers can create products that bring in revenue while, also, contributing to the public good. One such project he’s overseeing is the Chicago Health Atlas —…
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Launch: Illinois Open Technology Challenge
Today Governor Quinn announced the launch of the Illinois Open Technology Challenge, a project that Smart Chicago is running in collaboration with the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition. Here’s a pretty extensive post with details on the launch.
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Panel: Designing and Operating Cities Using Open Data
Today I participated in a panel for the IEEE International Conference on eScience. Here’s a pic from the stage: