In 2007, a small group of engineers in our Chicago office formed the Data Liberation Front, a team that believed consumers should have better tools to put their data where they want, when they want, and even move it to a different service. This idea, called “data portability,” gives people greater control of their information, and pushes us to develop great products because we know they can pack up and leave at any time.
2018.07.23
2018.06.28
Reading the numbers, understanding the future − Statistics Estonia reinvents data mining
It is hard to underestimate the role that numbers and statistics play in planning public policies and shaping governments’ actions. As highlighted by author and tech commentator Andrew Keen in a recent conversation with us, the world shifting to a data-based playground in which the importance of real-time data collection and information accuracy is becoming ever more crucial. With enforcement of its Reporting 3.0 strategy, Estonia has already managed to improve the quality of data collected by its government statistical organizations; thereby lowering the administrative burden on enterprises with regards to communicating basic information to Statistics Estonia or the Estonian Tax and Customs Board. What happens in this country when you achieve a result? You take it in, then you think of ways to make it better.
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2018.06.27
Top 20 Civic Tech Websites for Urban Planners and City M..
A new category is joining our annual website rankings this year: Civic Technology/Civic Tech. Hundreds of online tools and websites are deployed to enable public participation and community action and empower citizens through open access to data and information. Governments are also relying more than ever on online tools to deliver public services and communicate with their constituents. And with the rise of the smart city movement, urban planning, policy, and development are becoming increasingly dependent on data and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based solutions.
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2018.06.09
Smart Cities Need Local Democracy
arcelona’s streets are studded with sensors and responsive systems. Street lights, garbage cans, power metres, parking spots, park landscaping and public transit fit into the city’s “smart” environment, helping to manage everything from congested streets to service delivery. And, while the city is teeming with technology, it hasn’t strayed from strong, local, democratic governance of data.
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2018.04.13
Privacy concerns for living in the smart city
Michael Fauscette, from G2 Crowd, has raised concerns about the privacy issues of ambient intelligence in the growing smart cities. What does privacy mean in a city where our location, our actions, even our intentions are being tracked and recorded?
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