Here at Smart Chicago, we regularly work with units of government on a wide range of matters. We collaborate with City Departments on websites that increase collaboration with residents, with the Mayor’s Office on policy and implementation of technology efforts,…
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Join Smart Chicago at the Broadband Communities Economic Development Conference in Chicago
Smart Chicago is pleased to be a sponsor of The Economic Impact of Advanced Broadband Networks Conference on Community Fiber Networks in Tinley Park, IL on November 5 – 7, 2013. The conference is part of a series developed by Broadband…
Happy Hour and Discussion for Knight News Challenge: Health at the Chicago Community Trust
Please join us at a happy hour and discussion session for the Knight News Challenge: Health. This Knight News Challenge will fund innovative ideas to harness information and data for the health of communities. There are $2.2 million at stake…
Review of #CivicSummer 2013
#Civic Summer is an experimental summer jobs program for teens focused on civics, media, and technology. Our inaugural program ran from July through August of 2013 and included more than 140 Chicago teens trained to use the latest digital tools to…
Recap of #CivicSummer on Chicago Tonight

This evening Jacqui Cheng and I, along with a youth Kumari Mason from Free Spirit Media and Mickey Sharp from Mikva Challenge, did a segment Chicago Tonight program about our experimental #CivicSummer summer jobs program for teens focused on civics, media, and technology.…
Foodborne Chicago Covered in Food Poisoning Bulletin

Here’s some more coverage today from the food safety industry: New Twitter App Tracks Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in Chicago. Snip: We’ve told you before about apps that can help keep you safe from food poisoning, and how Twitter may be playing a role in foodborne…