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Introduction to the Urban Opportunity Agenda Strategy Calculator
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Center for Neighborhood Technology
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
This interactive tool allows users to customize a portfolio of strategies for reducing poverty, creating economic opportunities, and building stronger communities. Users can choose from over one hundred cities (with every state in the country represented by at least one city) to...
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Community Wireless Networks: Cutting Edge Technology for Internet Access
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2006
Level State
State(s) Illinois
Source Center for Neighborhood Technology
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Data & Technology
Wireless community networks can be an effective strategy for addressing the digital divide. They can offer affordable access to the Internet while building community and strengthening the local economy. In an age when access to the Internet is increasingly a condition for full participation...
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2018 Providence Police Department Policy Requiring Electronic Recordings of Interrogations
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) Rhode Island
Source Providence Police Department
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety
This policy requires all custodial interrogations of capital offense crimes to be electronically recorded at a place of detention that is under the control of the Providence Police Department. Its purpose is to ensure the constitutional rights of the interrogated suspects and to minimize...
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National Cyber Incident Response Plan - December 2016.pdf
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, State
State(s) All States
Source The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance
Building comprehensive cyber security standards and action plans is crucial for cities collecting sensitive data. This brief provides tools for US organizations to effectively respond to cybersecurity breaches with an emphasis on operational coordination, protecting intelligent infrastructure...
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Data for the People _ Oregon Center for Public Policy.pdf
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level State
State(s) Oregon
Source Oregon Center for Public Policy
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
All Oregonians deserve economic security, but for many it remains an elusive dream. This is particularly true for marginalized groups who face steep income inequalities and an economy that does not serve low-paid people. Data for the People compiles and provides the latest publicly...
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IT Best Practices for small municipalities
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level City or Town, State
State(s) Massachusetts
Source Massachusetts.Gov
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance
This report serves as a guide for town administrators, providing fundamental information, checklists, and best practices for navigating Information Technology (IT). It emphasizes the importance of understanding IT resources, costs, and maintenance, extending beyond hardware and software...
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All-Ages Access: Making Transit Work for Everyone in America’s Rapidly Aging Cities
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Transit Center
Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Data & Technology
Transit can be especially important for older individuals, who “age out” of driving as their mobility, vision, and hearing decline. However, public transit can be difficult for older people to navigate, and is unreliable or insufficient for many trips in most U.S. cities. To address...
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Before the Bullet Hits the Body: Dismantling Predictive Policing in Los Angeles
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Stop LAPD Spying Coalition
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology
Predictive policing refers to a range of policing practices that claim to use pre-existing demographic, environmental, and historic crime data to predict future patterns of crime as well as projecting “where crime will occur,” and “who” will commit crime. This method of policing has...
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Most State Unemployment Websites Fail Mobile and Accessibility Tests
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level State, National
State(s) All States
Source Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Policy Areas Data & Technology
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of workers have applied for unemployment benefits online, only to be met with a crashed webpage. To better gauge the overall functionality of state unemployment websites, ITIF tested the page load speed, mobile-friendliness, and accessibility...
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Online and Observed: Student Privacy Implications of School-Issued Devices and Student Activity Monitoring Software
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level School District
State(s) All States
Source Center for Democracy & Technology
Policy Areas Education, Data & Technology
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts have introduced student activity monitoring software and other digital tools aimed at facilitating remote classroom management and driving student engagement. Though helpful, these tools can also be intrusive. This report examines...
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Protecting Our Data: What Cities Should Know About Cybersecurity
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety
The pressure on cities to become smarter or more digitally connected is mounting, resulting in a frenzy of competition and anxiety about being left behind. This report identifies the importance of making cybersecurity an administrative and budgetary priority. It recommends conducting...
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2020 Madison Ordinance 62413 Banning Facial Recognition Technology
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source The Common Council of the City of Madison
Policy Areas Data & Technology
Face surveillance is an automated process that assists in identifying an individual based on their facial characteristics. This ordinance prohibits city agencies, departments, and divisions from possessing a face surveillance system or accessing information derived from a face surveillance...
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Wilson Hits a Fiber-to-the-Home Run with Greenlight Municipal Broadband Network
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) North Carolina
Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Policy Areas Community Development, Data & Technology
Due to monopoly control of broadband technology, millions of Americans do not have internet access because it is not available or affordable. To circumvent this problem, the city of Wilson began building a citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network called Greenlight in 2008, after...
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Tracking Body Camera Implementation
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Campaign Zero
Policy Areas Public Safety, Data & Technology
Body cameras are rapidly becoming the norm in communities across the country. Campaign Zero reviewed available police department body camera policies from the largest 30 cities in America to determine whether this new technology is being implemented in ways that ensure accountability...
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level National
State(s) All States
Source U.S. Department of Education
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Education
The integration of AI in education presents both opportunities and risks, including potential biases and privacy concerns. School districts should develop policies to ensure AI is used ethically and equitably in education, with humans maintaining decision-making authority. These policies...
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Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Survey
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level National
State(s) All States
Source Journal of Science Policy & Governance
Policy Areas Data & Technology
The rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) present a serious challenge to the American copyright system and future advancements in the AI industry. These industries rely on intellectual property protections to maintain equilibrium between productivity, remuneration, and...
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No More Shackles: Ten Arguments Against Pretrial Electronic Monitoring
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Media Justice
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety
This report outlines ten arguments against the use of pretrial electronic monitoring. It describes how monitoring restricts a person's ability to earn income; reduces access to legal resources and due process; limits participation in parenting and caregiving, increases the risk of...
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The Data Transit Riders Want: A Shared Agenda for Public Agencies and Transit Application Developers
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Transit Center
Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Data & Technology
High quality transit IT provides real-time displays schedules, route networks, vehicle locations, fare structures, and ridership patterns makes life easier for transit riders, public agencies, and application developers. Oftentimes, however, agencies release low-quality data that...
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City of Madison IT Strategic Plan
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source City of Madison IT
Policy Areas Data & Technology
Madison's technology needs and challenges are changing rapidly, requiring an expansion in Information Technology Services and Support. This municipal strategic plan outlines improvements to cities digital toolset, connecting the public with the City government, and prioritizing customer...
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Madison Network Security Policies and Procedures
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source City of Madison
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance
Data de-identification is the process of modifying or removing personally identifiable information from datasets in a way that minimizes the risk of unintended disclosure of individuals' identities. This report outlines the fundamentals of data de-identification within the educational...
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What Works Cities Brief: The City Hall Data Gap
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source What Works Cities
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance
There is a gap between cities' need to adopt data-driven decision-making processes, their ability to do so, and the expectations of their constituents. This report provides a framework for local governments' data and technology usage, and provides examples of how cities innovate to...
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The Perpetual Line-Up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town, State, National
State(s) All States
Source Center on Privacy & Technology
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Data & Technology
Face recognition is the automated process of comparing two images of faces to determine whether they represent the same individual. Across the country, law enforcement performs face identification to identify individuals who refuse to identify themselves, compare mugshots against...
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How National Governments Can Help Smart Cities Succeed
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town, National
State(s) All States
Source Center for Data Innovation
Policy Areas Data & Technology
Smart cities are those that use sensors, data, and analytics to tackle important issues such as how to better manage sanitation systems, improve transportation networks, and deliver government services more efficiently. While city governments can and should manage most of their transformation...
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2021 Madison Ordinance 67061 Common Council Meetings
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source The Common Council of the City of Madison
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This ordinance clarifies the process for designating a location and the means of conducting individual Common Council Meetings. Specifically, it allows for Common Council settings to be held in-person, over the phone, or online based upon a determination of the Mayor and Council President....
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Guidelines for Respecting the Rights of Individuals on Electronic Monitors
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Media Justice
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety
This brief establishes guidelines for the implementation of electronic monitoring. In order to respect the human rights of those being monitored, rules for electronic monitoring should be transparent and accommodate basic daily needs without imposing unnecessary restrictions; monitoring...
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