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Ep. 12 - Eating Your Open Data Vegetables - GovEx Data Points

Posted August 8, 2016 • 00:26:06

A lot of US cities are just getting started with open data, but Philadelphia has been in the data game for awhile. Philly's open data program has released...

Ep. 11 - Making Analytics Work - GovEx Data Points

Posted July 29, 2016 • 00:29:16

A lot of people these days are using the buzz word "analytics," but few people actually know what it is or how it works in government. Getting started...

Ep. 10 - 600,000 Trees and One Map - GovEx Data Points

Posted July 22, 2016 • 00:27:42

Nearly 30,000 acres of land. 600,000 trees on city streets. How does the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation manage so much of the city? “Everything...

Ep. 9 - Open Source Kindness - GovEx Data Points

Posted July 15, 2016 • 00:42:08

"Open source kindness." That's how OpenReferral talks about how it helps people connect to food pantries, medical clinics, mental healthcare, youth...

Ep. 8 - Nudges for Government - GovEx Data Points

Posted June 30, 2016 • 00:23:21

What is a "nudge?" How can human behavior, and errors, affect the everyday work of government? How can data help government start to correct those errors?...