[open-government] New Book - Beyond Transparency - Many authors from Code for America - Free download

[Steven Clift]

Download or buy from:
http://bit.ly/beyondtransparency

I encourage folks to join the CityCamp Exchange for policy related
city to city exchange on the topics in this book:
http://e-democracy.org/citycamp

For technical "how to" exchanges, the Brigade members Google Group is
recommended: http://brigade.codeforamerica.org/pages/forums

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Beyond Transparency is a cross-disciplinary survey of the open data
landscape, in which practitioners share their own stories of what
they’ve accomplished with open civic data. It seeks to move beyond the
rhetoric of transparency for transparency’s sake and towards action
and problem solving. Through these stories, we examine what is needed
to build an ecosystem in which open data can become the raw materials
to drive more effective decision-making and efficient service
delivery, spur economic activity, and empower citizens to take an
active role in improving their own communities

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Table of Contents


Preface
Brett Goldstein

PART 1
Opening Government Data

Open Data and Open Discourse at Boston Public Schools
Joel Mahoney

Open Data in Chicago: Game On
Brett Goldstein

Building a Smarter Chicago
Dan X O'Neil

Lessons from the London Datastore
Emer Coleman

Asheville’s Open Data Journey: Pragmatics, Policy, and Participation
Jonathan Feldman

PART 2

Building on Open Data