Category Archives: Around the World

2013 AppMyCity! Finalists

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Davenport Institute

Three mobile applications from around the world have made it to the final round of the New Cities Foundation’s AppMyCity contest More »

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GOV 2.0 in Beijing: Mobile Government

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Davenport Institute

Beijing Bureau of City Administration and Law Enforcement launched a new iPhone application last December as an extension of the GIS-based integrated service platform. More »

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Open Data – Australia

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Davenport Institute

Governments in the United States are not the only ones who feel some ambivalence toward open data. More »

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Canadian Cities engaging online

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Davenport Institute

Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal are in the process of launching a web platform called, “MyCityHall” that allows citizens to engage city council from a website. More »

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Ideas Worth Importing

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Davenport Institute

On Governing.com, Steve Towns shares e-government practices from around the world that the United States would do well to learn from More »

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