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Author: Daniel X. O’Neil

  • Academic Reference: “Evaluating Digital Civic Innovation In Cities”

    The broad digital civic innovation ecosystem in “Evaluating Digital Civic Innovation In Cities“, a paper prepared by  Nikhil Gahlawat and Kristina Redgrave in fulfillment of Master Degree in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. Snip: Chicago is comprised of three main players: Chicago city government, the community of tech-savvy community activists (“hacktivists”), and the Smart Chicago…

  • Launch: Foodborne Chicago

    Today marks the launch of Foodborne Chicago, a website that connects people who complain about food poisoning on Twitter to the people who can help them out— the Chicago Department of Public Health. We use the City’s Open311 system to directly submit your information to make a request about your food poisoning incident. Here’s info…

  • Email Marketing: ILOpenTech Challenge

    I’ve been proud of the emails I’ve written and photos I’ve taken for the Illinois Open Technology Challenge. I like this one especially:

  • Panel: FOIA Fest!

    Today I participated in a panel discussion for the Chicago Headline Club, described by Fernandio Diaz as follows: Citizen Advocacy Center’s Terry Pastika, the Northwestern University Knight Lab’s Joe Germuska and Smart Chicago Collaborative’s Dan O’Neil will discuss efforts to influence policy and legislation and how technology can improve access to public records. Here’s coverage…

  • News Story: Courting Suburban Civic Hackers in Illinois (Tech President)

    Today TechPresident covered the Illinois Open Technology Challenge: Courting Suburban Civic Hackers in Illinois. Snip: “In each one of these places government people and developers for the first time … have been in the same room together,” said Daniel X. O’Neil, the executive director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative who gains his civic hacking cred, in…

  • Appointment to the State of Illinois Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee

    Today I was appointed to the State of Illinois Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee. Here’s a description of their work: The Committee advises the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in establishing criteria and procedures for identifying recipients of grants under the Digital Divide Elimination Act. The advisory committee shall obtain advice from the technology industry…

  • Roundtable on Art and Technology in Public Computer Centers at MCA

    Today I hosted a meetup of Connect Chicago will be held as a part of an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It will be held at a conference room table in the middle of an art installation called The Nature of the Beast by Goshka Macuga at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The artist…

  • Appointment to the Cook County New Media Council

    Today I was appointed as co-chair of the Cook County New Media Council. Snip: “Cook County engages residents daily in deep and meaningful ways — from hospitals and jails to marriage licenses and pet vaccinations. The Cook County New Media Council is devoted to improving technology in government, and I look forward to being a…

  • Presentation: The Importance of Mobile in Urban Flow

    Today I made a presentation called, “The Importance of Mobile in Urban Flow” to the University of Illinois Mobile Dev Day crowd. Here’s the presentation: Dxo mobile-dev-day from Daniel X. O’Neil And here’s a pic from the stage:

  • TV: Illinois Open Technology Challenge in Champaign, IL

    Today I did an interview with the ABC affiliate in Champaign, IL after our meetup for the Illinois Open Technology Challenge. Illinois Open Technology Challenge Coverage on WICD Channel 15/ ABC Champaign Illinois Open Technology Challenge Coverage on WICD Channel 15/ ABC Champaign from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo.