Recap: April Open Data Meet-up
Open Austin's Mateo Clarke, posted a great recap on this months April Meet-up (Thanks Mateo!). City of Austin Open Data Initiative April Meetup RecapOn Wednesday, April 6th, the City of Austin Open...
View ArticleAustin has joined the U.S. Government's open data club at Data.gov!
Austin has joined the U.S. Government's open data club at Data.gov! The City of Austin's Open Data portal has just been federated to the U.S. Government's open data site, Data.gov.Our (open data...
View ArticleFree Community Workshop: Intro to Hackathon Tech + Tools
Ever wonder what the difference is between a UI designer and a Web Developer? Do you know the skill sets you will need to make a mobile app? Where do writers fit in?Join us at Capital Factory for our...
View ArticleAustin's Digital Inclusion Day at the Inaugural Digital Resource Fair
AUSTIN— May 13, 2016, marks Digital Inclusion Day in Austin, Texas. To celebrate, Austin Free-Net is partnering with Skillpoint Alliance, Austin Community College, the City of Austin and Google Fiber...
View ArticleMay Open Data Meet-up: US Open Data and ATX Hack for Change!
Join us on Friday, May 20th from 12:30 to 1:30 in Council Chambers at City Hall for this month's Open Data Meet-up. We are going to have Waldo Jaquith, Director of US Open Data, as well as folks from...
View ArticleAnnouncing Austin's Newly Redesigned Open Data Portal!
In an ongoing effort to make government data more transparent, open and customer-focused, the City of Austin has upgraded the user interface and reorganized content for their open data portal,...
View ArticleNational Day of Civic Hacking and ATX Hack for Change
You're invited to the biggest civic tech hackathon of the year: National Day of Civic Hacking! Join thousands of government staff, developers, designers, and activists gathering in more than 50...
View ArticleATX Hack for Change 2016 - Recap
What...an...AWESOME...weekend!Let's start with some self promotion. We had several City of Austin employees participating, including 4 brave souls pitching as project champions! Stefan Wray - Find My...
View ArticlePerformance ATX: 2014-2015 Annual Report
The City of Austin has published its annual performance report – and it looks different. The previous year’s 216-page PDF format has been upgraded this year not only with the latest performance results...
View ArticleAustin's data.world Aims to Be the GitHub of Data Insights
Data has always told compelling stories. From the first person to start counting the hours and days to the 2.5 billion gigabytes of information internet users now generate everyday, data have been...
View ArticleIT Annual Report is Available
The City of Austin released its Information Technology annual report showcasing a wide variety of achievementsThese technological advancements has made Austin one of the “Top 10 Digital Cities in the...
View ArticleSmart City Approaches: Making Austin Even Better
Austin didn't win the Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge. BUT, can't we win anyway by supporting and enabling the smart city efforts on our own? You are invited to attend:Smart City...
View ArticleTexas Voter Turnout is Dismal...
And so, The Texas Tribune and the Society for News Design hosted “Texas Turnout,” a civic social weekend on Aug. 26–28 to invent nonpartisan ways to help Texans make informed decisions at the polls....
View ArticleTexas Wireless Summit 2016
The Austin Technology Incubator is partnering with the Texas Wireless Summit this year to help build out their pipeline of fantastic next-generation transportation/mobility solutions.If you're in the...
View ArticleAustin TechHire Initiative Community: Outlining Goals, Creating Ladders of...
On March 10, 2015, President Obama announced his TechHire initiative, “a bold multi-sector effort and call to action to empower Americans with the skills they need, through universities and community...
View ArticleSmart City Networking with Austin CityUP Consortium
Want to make Austin a better city for all? Come meet and form collaborations with people from other companies, government organizations, non-profit groups, and other initiatives who are interested in...
View ArticleBarton Springs Hackathon!
Barton Springs Hackathon Friday, March 3, 2017 9am-4pm UT Texas Advanced Computing Center, Pickle Campus More info & rsvp: www.bseacd.org/hackathonFrom Supercomputers to Salamanders Barton Springs...
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