What I hope to get from Open 311 DevCamp…

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Andrew Hoppin

I’m excited about Open 311 DevCamp coming up on October 24th… Here’s what I hope we can map out at the event:

How to allow 311 data to flow Local <–> State, enabling new 311 data to be sourced from constituents in NY State via NYSenate.gov, and also helping Senators to leverage 311 data to better [...]

Filed under: New York, government, ideas, open data, reinventing government | Leave a Comment »

“Governing Online” Webinar for NOI

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Andrew Hoppin

Slides and audio from my Sept. ‘09 “Governing Online” webinar for the New Organizing Institute.  If you didn’t attend the webinar, NOI asks that you make a donation to get access to the content.

Filed under: New York, government, presentations, reinventing government, slides | Leave a Comment »

1.2 Million Fake Copies of New York Times Declare End of Iraq War

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Andrew Hoppin

We need humor in these trying times– preferably didactic humor that gives us a new perspective or that makes us feel liberated and inspired. There are few clandestine organizations on Earth today who provide that too us as consistently and dramatically as The Yes Men.
Thanks to them, 1.2 million copies of newspapers appearing to be [...]

Filed under: New York, politics | Tagged: , , | 1 Comment »