What's next for civic tech in the region? Trustworthiness as a goal, looking to models in other cities and above all, accessibility.

User research and human-centered design consultant Robert Burack writes about how the City, County and their partners are using innovative methods to elevate services, improve internal performance and make local government more transparent.

Product Manager Anthony Levin-Decanini shares how the nonprofit's tech has evolved and how it plans to scale to fight food insecurity in other cities.

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, we're hosting a series of lightning talks from seven technologists, city staffers, community conveners and more. Whether you'e actively involved in this world or looking for an entry point, this event is for you.

The second annual hackathon invites volunteers to parse the public datasets related to opioid use and abuse at four sites across the Keystone State this Sept. 21 and 22.

The economic development nonprofit launched its Equitable Entrepreneurship Program in early 2018 to support minority and immigrant innovators. Anti-jargon Impact Innovations Director Nicole Muise-Kielkucki explains.

In 2016 alone, 22 residents died in fires. Here's how CountyStat created a picture of the houses most at risk for being without working smoke detectors — and plans to act on it to save lives.

Matthew Lavin on teaching non-technologist college students to use open data: "A humanities mind wants to start seeing the code as something they can engage with not just a stream of letters and numbers happening in the background that they can't touch."

Those startups include several civic-minded companies, such as Thread International, Flexable Care and Civic Science. President and CEO Rich Lunak reflects on the seed investment engine's past and looks ahead to its future.

The local Code for America brigade is celebrating National Day of Civic Hacking by crowdsourcing web mapping services for disaster response. Here's how the group has changed since its 2014 founding.