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Gov 2.0: New York City Hosts First Social Media Summit for Government

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.30.2011

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Rachel Sterne

Engagement is one of the four core tenets of New York City's Road Map for the Digital City. As part of NYC Digital mission's to empower agencies to ...

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WATCH: New York Throws A 'Hackathon' To Improve NYC.gov

Posted 10.01.2011

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Hackers and computer wiz's gathered at General Assembly over the weekend for Reinvent NYC.gov, NYC's first "hackathon." In a 36-hour coding spree,...

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How Would You Reinvent NYC.GOV?

Rachel Sterne | Posted 09.21.2011

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Rachel Sterne

Today is the last day to sign up for Reinvent NYC.GOV, the City's first-ever hackathon. Civic-minded designers and developers who want to help improve NYC government are encouraged to apply to reinventnycgov.com.

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H1N1 Flu Shot: A Needle in the Universal Healthcare Haystack?

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Sawyers

If last weekend's experience getting the H1N1 shot was any indication of what we can expect, a government plan shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wires The Big Apple

techPresident | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced his "Connected City" initiative, rolling out a series of programs aimed at transforming how Ne...

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New York City Proposes Accountability and Transparency Website

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Newmark

What that means is that people can write applications which show what's going on in NYC government.

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