Presentation to Civic Tech Toronto by Cindy Tan
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Cindy Tan, Project Director, CivicAction November 3
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Transcript of Presentation to Civic Tech Toronto by Cindy Tan
Cindy Tan, Project Director, CivicAction
November 3
For over a decade, CivicAction has played the role of neutral sandbox, bringing together senior executives and rising leaders from all sectors to tackle challenges facing the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
CivicAction builds partnerships and takes action through campaigns, programs and organizations that transform our region.
www.civicaction.ca@civicactiongtha
§ Escalator: Jobs For Youth Facing Barriers
TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
§ User research & design
§ Mapping
§ Open data
§ Performance & Analytics
§ 21st Century Gov 101
§ IT leadership
§ Procurement
§ Website design
§ Civic engagement
§ Economic development
§ Health & social services
§ Safety & Justice
§ Brigade leadership
+ Hackspace, receptions, lightning talks, awards
Themes:
Highlights: Mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf (mobile first, techquity) + Chief Information Officer – City of Boston, JaschaFranklin-Hodge
New approaches to government services, Tech Hire, Digital Inclusion, Civic User Testing Group as a model for UX testing
§ NYC Office of Data Analytics
§ Data Academy offered by City of San Francisco
§ Code for America-style fellowship program that creates SWAT teams for government partners
§ Smart Chicago Collaborative
