Category Archives: National

“Citizenville,” Gavin Newsom on Gov 2.0

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Davenport Institute

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom’s new book Citizenville will go on sale tomorrow. More »

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The Problem with e-Petitions

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Davenport Institute

Tiago Peixoto shares reasons to be skeptical about governmental e-petition platforms, as well as some ideas for how to improve such online engagement. More »

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A (not so) Small Change to We the People

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Davenport Institute

This week the White House changed the platform’s policy, quadrupling the number of signatures required for a response: More »

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Federal Budget Challenge

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Davenport Institute

Earlier this year we told you about the California Budget Challenge. Now, Next 10 has created a Federal version of the Budget Challenge. More »

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Local Information Federally

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Davenport Institute

Data.gov has released a new platform where cities across America can offer data streams online in one place: More »

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