Category: Government
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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…
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Aspen FOCAS 2012: Toward Open and Innovative Governance
Over the last few days, I participated in FOCAS 2012: Toward Open and Innovative Governance at the Aspen Institute. It was an enlightening and invigorating experience. Here’s some media that came out of the conference: I took a goodly number of nature shots: And some videos of my contributions: Daniel X. O’Neil Remarks at Aspen Institute…
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News Article: Code experts take a crack at upgrading Chicago’s 311 system
Here’s an article from today’s Chicago Sun-Times about the Code for America project: Code experts take a crack at upgrading Chicago’s 311 system BY SANDRA GUY Business Reporter/sguy@suntimes.com February 2, 2012 7:02PM Chicagoans should be able to more extensively track 311 calls and the city’s responses online, thanks to a team of software coders here…
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NEWS ARTICLE: HuffPo Chicago Article re: Code for America Project
Today the Huffington Post Chicago published a piece highlighting the work of the Code for America fellows: Code For America In Chicago: Open311 Will Be City’s Next Big Tech Move. Snip: Daniel X. O’Neil, executive director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative, wrote the CFA application for the city, and his group will be working with…
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PANEL: Illinois Government Transparency Conference
Today I participated in a panel discussion on the state of transparency in Illinois. Here’s the packet associated with the conference. When we went around to throw out the problems that need solving, the one I focused on was the fact that there is little to no true collaboration among all parties. That is to…
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PANEL: Ezio Manzini Lecture on Social Innovation
Tonight I participated in a panel discussion following a lecture by Ezio Manzini, a leading expert on desgin and sustainability titled, “”Small Projects, Large Changes: Scaling Up Sustainable Solutions”. It was great to see someone pull together the many threads we’ve seen in city life around cooperative development, hacking the infrastructure, and generally making things…
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Remarks Before Annoucement of Finalists for Apps for Metro Chicago Community Round
Today I helped announce the finalists for the Apps for Metro Chicago Community Round: http://vimeo.com/30288296
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Launch of Cook County Data Web Site
Today I took part in the launch of the new data Web site for Cook County. Here’s a snip: On Wednesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, joined by Cook County Board Commissioner John Fritchey and Cook County Chief Information Officer Greg Wass unveiled the County’s new “Open Data” website today. The website is an…
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RADIO: On Outside The Loop Radio Talking About Data.gov, Citypayments, Chicago’s Open Data, and Champions of Change
OTL: Episode #247- Mick Dumke Sues the City, James VanOsdol’s New Book, Developer Dan O’Neil Visits the White House
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White House Champion of Change for Open Innovation
Today I was honored to be a part of the White House Champions of Change event at the White House. Here’s the White House coverage of the event:Here is a blog post I wrote this morning, with an excerpt description of the event: You have been selected by United States Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra…