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International Open Government
Data Conference
Harnessing Data to Inspire and Inform
Dan Melton, Ph.D., MPA
, Technical Director, Code for America
Derek Willis, Newsroom Developer, The New York Times
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Dan Melton, CTOdan@codeforamerica.org
@danmelton
Inspiring New
Gen. of Civic
Coders
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A FELLOWSHIPCONNECTING WEB TALENT
AND CITY GOVERNMENTS
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CURRENT STATE OF OUR CITIES
84% of cities face significant
financial difficulties
92% expected to have trouble meeting
citizens needs
60% of city workers retiring in
next 5 years
The existing method of solving problems is
not working
Source: ICMA
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a new kind of solution
MentorsMentors
FellowsFellows
CitiesCities
CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION
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We recruit leading weband tech professionals,
as well as recent
graduates from top-notch
schools who have a
passion for public service.
2011 Recruitment
362 Applications
20 Fellows
5.5% Acceptance
2011 CFA FELLOWS
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Boston:
School IDCards
Boston:
School IDCards
Philadelphia:
Civic LeaderNetwork
Philadelphia:
Civic LeaderNetwork
Seattle:
Civic LeaderNetwork
Seattle:
Civic LeaderNetwork
DC:
CivicCommons
DC:
CivicCommons
2011 CITY PROJECTS
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THE BOSTON PROJECT:
IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION
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school
after school
library
EDUCATION IN MANY PLACES
student
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school
after school
library
Teachers can only see grades andattendance
Community centers cant see
impact on grades or attendance
Library cant see program impact
on grades
PROBLEM: AN INCOMPLETE PICTURE
student
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WHAT THAT MEANS
Incomplete views of student attendance
Skewed information of performance
Missed connections between activities
Difficult to understand holistic educational
experience
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AN OPPORTUNITY
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PrivacyF
ilter
APIStudent
Data
Developer
Apps
Metrics
THE SOLUTION
BostONE Card
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EXAMPLE: JOHN ADAMS WALK
John AdamsLesson PlanJohn AdamsLesson Plan
HistoricalLocationsHistoricalLocations
Location-based
Check-in App
Location-based
Check-in App
John AdamsWalking TourJohn AdamsWalking Tour
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CIVIC COMMONSSHARING TECHNOLOGY FOR
THE PUBLIC GOOD
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THE PROBLEM & THE OPPORTUNITY
GRAPHIC: OPENPLANS
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ITS ALREADY HAPPENING
GRAPHIC: JESSICA HAGY/INDEXED
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THE SOLUTION: SUPPLY-SIDE
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THE SOLUTION: DEMAND-SIDE
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THE SOLUTION: COMPLETE SYSTEM
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THE START: CIVICCOMMONS.COM
Starter ProjectsSan Franciscos
Enterprise Addressing
System
Federal IT Dashboard
RoadmapThe ED Search
Fellows Start
Secure Funding
Launch Independent
Organization
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OUR GROWING VILLAGE
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QUESTIONS?Are Good.
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Journalism With Data
And how the Web makes it easier and better.
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Derek Willis
@derekwillis
http://open.nytimes.com
Reporter turned Web developer
Worked at CQ, Washington Post
NYTimes 2007-Present
APIs
2010 Election
Toxic Waters
Congressional data
more...
ata: flickr.com/photos/ogil/2499892047
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Great Moment in
Media Data Usage
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JournalistDatabase Editor
A traditional way
newsrooms workwith data
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The new
newsroom/developerrelationship
Database Editor/Developer/Journalist
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Interactive
NewsTechnology
@
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Use the web to tell a story,
not just as a deliverymedium.
All th D t T H l T ll th St
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Allow the Data To Help Tell the Story:
Toxic Waters
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Health Care Amendments
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Editing is crucial online
Should we be doing this?
What is the point?
Will any of our readers/users care?
Is this going to be a core component of the
story, or merely supplemental?
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Journalism Saved!
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OK, but how?
Bring data together
Make it portable. Use HTTP whenever possible.
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Helping Others ...
and Ourselves
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APIs
Article Search
Best Sellers
CampaignFinance
Congress Districts
Community
Most Popular
Movie Reviews
Real Estate
Newswire
TimesPeople
TimesTags
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Make Small Things Faster
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Make Big Things Possible
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Make Friends