Code for America HQ, Photo By Brett Lum Next week, Smart Chicago will be at the Code for America Summit in San Francisco. We’re big fans, friends, and funders of Code for America and we’re excited to take part in the summit.…
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Hardware and Software for CUTGroup and Civic Hacker Events
Here at Smart Chicago Collaborative, we cover a lot of civic innovation events in Chicago with live streaming and live tweeting. We also use a lot of audio and visual equipment to execute our Civic User Testing Group. This mega-post…
Get A Flu Shot in Chicago
Once again, super-citizen Tom Kompare has come up with a timely, teeny piece of software that helps Chicago residents do important things. Last week, Tom launched www.chicagoflushots.org, a way to find and plan your flu shot this season in Chicago. Here’s Tom’s…
CNT Urban Sustainability Apps Competition
On October 18th, the Center for Neighborhood Technologies will be hosting it’s 2nd annual Urban Sustainability Apps Hackathon in the offices of TechNexus. The competition hopes to spur civic apps that promote more sustainable neighborhoods. Join us at tonight’s OpenGov…
Smart Chicago Collaborative and the City’s Technology Plan
Earlier this month, Chicago Chief Technology Officer John Tolva unveiled the city’s very first technology plan. The plan was a result of a year-long process of research, brainstorming, and thinking about how to make all of Chicago competitive in the…
The Launch of Chicago Works For You
Today we’re launching a new project, Chicago Works For You, a citywide dashboard with ward-by-ward views of service delivery in Chicago. This site is going to be a central tool for Smart Chicago as we continue our work around internet access,…
