dan melton and derek willis presentations from iogdc

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International Open Government

Data Conference

Harnessing Data to Inspire and Inform

Dan Melton, Ph.D., MPA

, Technical Director, Code for America

Derek Willis, Newsroom Developer, The New York Times


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@codeforamerica codeforamerica.org

Dan Melton, [email protected]

@danmelton

Inspiring New

Gen. of Civic

Coders


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A FELLOWSHIPCONNECTING WEB TALENT

AND CITY GOVERNMENTS


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CURRENT STATE OF OUR CITIES

84% of cities face significant

financial difficulties

92% expected to have trouble meeting

citizens needs

60% of city workers retiring in

next 5 years

The existing method of solving problems is

not working

Source: ICMA


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a new kind of solution

MentorsMentors

FellowsFellows

CitiesCities

CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION


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We recruit leading weband tech professionals,

as well as recent

graduates from top-notch

schools who have a

passion for public service.

2011 Recruitment

362 Applications

20 Fellows

5.5% Acceptance

2011 CFA FELLOWS


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Boston:

School IDCards

Boston:

School IDCards

Philadelphia:

Civic LeaderNetwork

Philadelphia:

Civic LeaderNetwork

Seattle:

Civic LeaderNetwork

Seattle:

Civic LeaderNetwork

DC:

CivicCommons

DC:

CivicCommons

2011 CITY PROJECTS


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THE BOSTON PROJECT:

IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL

EDUCATION


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school

after school

library

EDUCATION IN MANY PLACES

student


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school

after school

library

Teachers can only see grades andattendance

Community centers cant see

impact on grades or attendance

Library cant see program impact

on grades

PROBLEM: AN INCOMPLETE PICTURE

student


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WHAT THAT MEANS

Incomplete views of student attendance

Skewed information of performance

Missed connections between activities

Difficult to understand holistic educational

experience


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AN OPPORTUNITY


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PrivacyF

ilter

APIStudent

Data

Developer

Apps

Metrics

THE SOLUTION

BostONE Card


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EXAMPLE: JOHN ADAMS WALK

John AdamsLesson PlanJohn AdamsLesson Plan

HistoricalLocationsHistoricalLocations

Location-based

Check-in App

Location-based

Check-in App

John AdamsWalking TourJohn AdamsWalking Tour


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CIVIC COMMONSSHARING TECHNOLOGY FOR

THE PUBLIC GOOD


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THE PROBLEM & THE OPPORTUNITY

GRAPHIC: OPENPLANS


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ITS ALREADY HAPPENING

GRAPHIC: JESSICA HAGY/INDEXED


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THE SOLUTION: SUPPLY-SIDE


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THE SOLUTION: DEMAND-SIDE


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THE SOLUTION: COMPLETE SYSTEM


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THE START: CIVICCOMMONS.COM

Starter ProjectsSan Franciscos

Enterprise Addressing

System

Federal IT Dashboard

RoadmapThe ED Search

Fellows Start

Secure Funding

Launch Independent

Organization


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OUR GROWING VILLAGE


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QUESTIONS?Are Good.


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Journalism With Data

And how the Web makes it easier and better.


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Derek Willis

@derekwillis

http://open.nytimes.com

Reporter turned Web developer

Worked at CQ, Washington Post

NYTimes 2007-Present

APIs

2010 Election

Toxic Waters

Congressional data

more...

ata: flickr.com/photos/ogil/2499892047
http://open.nytimes.com/http://open.nytimes.com/


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Great Moment in

Media Data Usage


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JournalistDatabase Editor

A traditional way

newsrooms workwith data


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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/09/20/nyregion/0921-pg1-LIRR-web.jpg


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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/09/20/nyregion/0921-pg1-LIRR-web.jpg


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The new

newsroom/developerrelationship

Database Editor/Developer/Journalist


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Interactive

NewsTechnology

@


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Use the web to tell a story,

not just as a deliverymedium.

All th D t T H l T ll th St


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Allow the Data To Help Tell the Story:

Toxic Waters


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Health Care Amendments


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Editing is crucial online

Should we be doing this?

What is the point?

Will any of our readers/users care?

Is this going to be a core component of the

story, or merely supplemental?


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Journalism Saved!


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OK, but how?

Bring data together

Make it portable. Use HTTP whenever possible.


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Helping Others ...

and Ourselves


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APIs

Article Search

Best Sellers

CampaignFinance

Congress Districts

Community

Most Popular

Movie Reviews

Real Estate

Newswire

TimesPeople

TimesTags


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Make Small Things Faster


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Make Big Things Possible


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