Better Government Through Technology
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-08-31/better-government-through-technology
Guest Host:
Brendan Greeley
Can local governments use the web to improve the quality of life in local neighborhoods? From agency apps to interactive maps, D.C. is at the forefront of a national movement to harness technology to deliver services to residents and keep track of performance. But a deep digital divide continues to persist across communities in the city. We talk with the District's Chief Technology Officer about innovation and technology in local government.
Guests
Bryan Sivak
Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), District of Columbia
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If Mr. Sivak was part of the thinking behind setting up the website this past winter that tracked the progess of the DC snowplows following our record setting snowfall, I wish to commend him. In fact I was surprised this website didn't get more publicity at the time. [http://snowmap.dc.gov/] I found it to be very helpful to know which roads had been plowed and salted before heading out.
Regards,
DC resident Caroline
USGS (part of Department of Interior) is the Bureau's science agency and has been providing scientific data and information to the public for many years. Borwse through www.usgs.gov to get a feel for the broad span of scientific natural resource information available.
(USGS assisted in building Recovery,gov)
(I am a retired USGS employee)
--tony frank
Bryan, you spoke at an event earlier this year and presented your vision of an efficient professional team (use of Yammer, etc.) Six months later, are you still pleased with the collaboration and project-based teams?