Derek Eder, Eric van Zanten, and Juan-Pablo Valez recently launched Chicago’s OpenGov Hack Night website, a great resource for some of the events, projects, and people that make up the thriving civic technology scene in Chicago. Here’s a look at what the…
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LocalData + SWOP = Better Housing Data
Smart Chicago Collaborative is proud to announce our partnership with the Southwest Organizing Project and LocalData as part of the Civic Works Project — providing tools that empower organizations to make change in their neighborhoods.
CNT kicks off Sustainable Apps Challenge at OpenGov Hack Night
On Tuesday, the Center for Neighborhood Technologies kicked off their Sustainable Apps Challenge at Chicago’s OpenGov Hack Night.
Chicago <3s Code for America
Next week, Smart Chicago will be at the Code for America Summit in San Francisco. We’re big fans and supporters of Code for America and we’re excited to take part in the summit. Dan O’Neil is one of the featured…
Hack Night Live: CNT’s Sustainabile Apps
Join us tonight at 6:15pm for a live stream of tonight’s Chicago OpenGov Hack Night!
OpenGov Hack Night: Smarter Cities using Data Visualization
Matthew Shaxted dropped by Chicago’s OpenGov Hack Night to talk about how data visualizations can be used to create smarter cities. Shaxted started his talk with the ways that data visualizations can help make cities more effective and efficient.