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Category: Open government

  • Communications: Blue Button Launch at HIMSS Conference

    Today the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched Blue Button 2.0,  a “developer-friendly, standards-based API that enables Medicare beneficiaries to connect their claims data to secure applications, services and research programs that they trust”. Ad Hoc is working to develop this product as a subcontractor. I was responsible for the business development, capture, proposal development, and…

  • Reference: In Re: Pacer

    The work of Smart Chicago was referenced today in Carl Malamud’s “In Re: Pacer“, a “National Strategy of Litigation, Supplication, and Agitation” RED, WHITE, & BLUE TEAMS: Metaphors Working for a Better AmericaMAY 1 —“LawDay”—Proposed as a National Day of PACER Protest Snip: My hope is that groups will gather together and focus on a…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Writing: EveryBlock Statement in Support of Open Data Standards in New York City

    Today, on behalf of EveryBlock, I wrote and submitted the following statement to New York City Council: EveryBlock strongly supports the introduction of a Local Law to create open data standards in New York City. EveryBlock is a neighborhood news site serving 15 cities, including New York. You can see our work at http://nyc.everyblock.com/, where we combine public records from New York…

  • Founding of OpenGovChicago(-land)

    Tonight was the first meeting of OpenGovChicago(-land), a new meetup I co-founded with Joe Germuska.