Here at Smart Chicago, we are interested in technology that helps improves the lives of regular Chicago residents. Expunge.io, a simple tool for kicking off the expungement process by by Cathy Deng and the Mikva Challenge Juvenile Justice Council, is a good example of…
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Kick-Off Remarks at the Adler Planetarium on the National Day of Civic Hacking
Here’s some thoughts I shared with the youth at Adler Planetarium this morning: Hi everybody. It’s great to see you here at one of the premier places for science in Chicago, the Adler Planeterium. This morning, you are joining thousands…
Dan O’Neil and Lola Chen on Big Data at PechaKucha Night with the Chicago Architecture Foundation
Tonight I co-presented at the Chicago: City of Big Data Pecha Kucha with my colleague and friend Lola Chen. Here’s the presentation, along with complete text below. O’Neil and Chen at City of Big Data Pecha Kucha from Smart Chicago…
Complete Data Set of Medicare Payments to Doctors and Suppliers in Chicago
On April 9, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released data on the amount and type of billing that individual doctors and institutions submitted to the Medicare program in 2012. Medicare pays for health care services to…
Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee Meeting
Join us this morning at the Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee. Digital Divide Elimination Advisory Committee James R. Thompson Center 100 W. Randolph St. Ste. 3-400 (Director’s Conference Room) Chicago, IL 60601 Monday, May 12, 2014 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.…
More events for National Day of Civic Hacking in Chicago
We’re gearing up for National Day of Civic Hacking and we’re pleased to announce that several more events have been posted right here in Chicago. We’ve got all the events right here, plus our speakers for the event in the…
