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Author: Daniel X. O’Neil

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 —…

  • 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.

  • 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:  

  • Judging for the Urban Sustainability Hackathon

    Today I served as a judge for the Urban Sustainability Hakathon hosted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). It was a really well-run event that focused on the policy implications of data rather than data for data’s sake. I did a pretty extensive writeup over on the Smart Chicago Collaborative Web site and here’s a set of photos I…

  • Presentation: KCIC Boot Camp

    Today I spoke at the Knight Community Information Challenge Boot Camp, talking about how to use data in journalism. Here’s the slides I used for discussion. Working With Data and Humans from Daniel X. O’Neil

  • PANEL: Mayor Emanuel’s Digital Trio

    Today I moderated a panel with two members of the Mayor’s administration. Here’s the description: Upon taking office in May 2011, Mayor Emanuel created two new positions in his office: Brett Goldstein as Chief Data Officer and Kevin Hauswirth as Director of Social Media. These two work to ensure that data-driven decision making, technology advancements…

  • Chicago Code for America Open311 Project

    Today was a big day at the Smart Chicago Collaborative– we took part in the launch of the Open311 project with Code for America and the Mayor’s Office. Here’s a snip from our blog post on the subject: Here’s a snip from the Sun-Times article on the launch: The service-tracker technology was developed by Chief…

  • Open 311 ServiceTracker for the City of Chicago

    Open 311 ServiceTracker for the City of Chicago

    Open 311 ServiceTracker Chicago is a website and API that I conceived and led in my position at Smart Chicago Collaborative. This was the first project of its kind and lead to the adoption of the service by the City of Chicago at https://311.chicago.gov/ News coverage: Online system to track 311 callsBy Fran Spielman, City…