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Smart Chicago
A civic organization devoted to improving lives in Chicago through technology.

About Us

News of and about the people and work of the Smart Chicago Collaborative.

Roundtable Discussion with Yoani Sanchez, Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2014 Gus Hart Fellow

Smart ChicagoJune 13, 2014

This afternoon Smart Chicago hosted a roundtable discussion with Yoani Sanchez, Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2014 Gus Hart Fellow. We talked about her new site, 14ymedio and the importance of jump drives in places with limited access to the Internet.

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Chicago Health Atlas on the Github Blog

Smart ChicagoJune 13, 2013

Github announced a new feature today— the visualization of geographic data— and pointed to the geojson data we store for our Chicago Health Atlas product as an example. This post has led to 240 forks and counting.

Chicago zip code geojson

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Recent Posts

  • Launch: The Chicago School of Data Book
  • Cook County Forest Preserves Map
  • Documentation from the Array of Things Public Meeting at Association House of Chicago
  • Chicago Celebrates the Unveiling of the New Chicago Health Atlas
  • Community Call: NTEN’s Digital Inclusion Fellowship Q&A

Publications

Current books by leading thinkers in civic tech.

Experimental Modes of Civic Engagement in Civic Tech: Answers the question, "what's the difference between sentiment and action?" in people-driven civic tech.

The @CivicWhitaker Anthology: Three years of organizing, writing, and documenting in Chicago civic tech at the Smart Chicago Collaborative.

The CUTGroup Book: Complete documentation of one of the most innovative methods of tech-focused civic engagement.

Youth-Led Tech Curriculum: 28 Days of step-by-step for tech training in the context of the needs & priorities of young people.

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