A common refrain in #CivicTech circles is “technology problems are easy but people problems are hard” yet so often tech is where orgs fail. You cannot neglect building a bench of talent that has mastered the fundamentals.
The City of Chattanooga is looking for a Data Analyst (Data Engineer) to join the Office of Performance Management and Open Data. Build reliable data pipelines and contribute towards making Chattanooga the best place to live for all Chattanoogans.
📣 Delighted to announce that we've been given a grant by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust to revamp https://electionleaflets.org/. EL is our digital archive of physical election literature, founded in 2010.
👩💻 We're looking for a contract Python developer for this work. See the summary doc below for more info, and do please pass it on to anyone you think might be interested.
Join BetaNYC and the MTA Open Data team on June 5th at 9:30am to explore recently published MTA operating budget datasets. We’ll learn about the MTA’s open data program and conduct insightful analyses with their data.
The site lays out my position a little more clearly. For now, I have a reading list of the papers that really helped me shape my early thinking. Will be adding more resources as we go
For Public Interest Tech people not on the East Coast because they should be done for the day:
After many, many, many years, I've put together a one-hour talk on influencing peers and leadership to stop a likely procurement disaster, and steer it towards a user-centered, iterative, agile approach.
It's called Pulling the Cord, and I'm testing it on March 20th, for 15 people, at a 90% discount.
A new addition! 🇲🇦 We have added #Morocco to Govdirectory! This first update includes ministries, embassies, regions, provinces and prefectures. https://www.govdirectory.org/morocco/
Join us and The NYC Office of Technology and Innovation's Open Data Team for NYC School of Data, #NYC's #civictech conference, with sessions unpacking #opendata#servicedesign#PublicInterestTech. We'll have panels, workshops, classes, and more!
Sat, 3/23, at CUNY School of Law 📆
bit.ly/sodata24-tickets 🎟️
In about an hour, it's time for the weekly collab hour. It's a good time to join if you are curious about what this project is all about or, if you already know, join to work with peers. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Events #civictech#wikidata