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Solidifying the impact of open data innovation in the government – NYC311

Posted on November 13, 2018 by AA

NYC311 has made great strides in evidencing the power of data analysis and innovation within the government, through opening up its data. Now it needs to build capacity in-house and answer tough questions to solidify the long-term impacts of open innovation.

Does the CIA want your geopolitical input? Yes, it actually does!

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Matthew Ferguson

Intelligence agencies are considering open innovation to better predict geopolitical trends and to better respond to the new face of terrorism. Is this a great idea or a misguided attempt at forecasting the future?

Can Machine Learning Save Us From Being Stuck in Traffic?

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Sebastian Wilner

Rapid-Flow is solving traffic congestion by offering governments a real-time traffic signal control system powered by machine learning.

Beyond Bureaucracy: Open Innovation in the U.S. Government

Posted on November 13, 2018 by hbs_tom_rc

Could open innovation initiatives allow U.S. governmental agencies to tackle intractable problems more quickly and cost effectively? Could the U.S. government effectively transition to open platforms to address its most contentious and politicized challenges?

The Election Security Challenge: Why Voting-Machine Vendors Resist Open Innovation

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Matt McCalpin

Following alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, voting-machine vendors face increasing public pressure for more open innovation of its products to enhance security.

Smarter Cities: How Machine Learning can Improve Municipal Services in Chicago

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Not Rahm Emanuel

While machine learning is typically discussed in the context of major technology companies, city governments, institutions rarely thought of as innovators have begun to use machine learning to better understand the data they collect and use those insights to improve their processes.

The Sentinel Initiative — How the FDA Might Know Why You’re Sick Before Your Doctor Does

Posted on November 13, 2018 by EAS

An examination of the potential to harness big data to improve public health and safety using natural language processing.

Opening up the doors of city hall, everywhere

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Vanessa Trinh

Governments have to innovate to meet the growing and complex demands of its constituents, but how? And with who?

Applying Machine Learning for the Common Good – Is it Always Worthwhile?

Posted on November 13, 2018 by S.Finch

How do we thoughtfully use data to increase efficiency for the greatest amount of people in a sector that has historically and exclusively been driven by human judgement? Where is human oversight non-negotiable?

vTaiwan: Crowdsourcing Legislation in Technology and Beyond

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Caroline Schubach

vTawain–a government crowdsourcing platform–takes citizen input on how to legislate up and coming industries

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