MAPC Director of Data Services Holly St. Clair discusses the regional civic technology work being done at MAPC.

1. Driving Government Innovation
with CIVIC HACKING
Holly St. Clair
Data ServicesDirector

2. Government agencies have important missions
but AREN’T SO GOOD WITH TECHNOLOGY
time.gov

3. MAPC’s Data Services Group has a mission
to SHARE INFORMATION:
(k) to compile and maintain a system for the COLLECTION and DISSEMINATION of
INFORMATION and STATISTICS relevant to the district, and to make such information
AVAILABLE to PUBLIC AGENCIES and to PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS and
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED in ACTIVITIES which tend to IMPLEMENT the objectives and
recommendations of the commission;
Mass. General Laws, Chapter 40B Section 14

4. But it can be a CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
for INNOVATION:
REST
M O N G O D B
JQUERY
…???
NO TIME RAPIDLY CHANGING
TECHNOLOGY
SKEPTICAL YET
SUPPORTIVE BOSS
Photo: Marilyn Humphries
SOAP

5. We BUILD TOOLS & EXPLORE DATA through:
ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
HACKING EVENTS
PARTNERSHIPS
COMPETITIONS

6. ITERATIVE DESIGN:

7. HACKING EVENTS:

8. PARTNERSHIPS:

9. COMPETITIONS:

10. Learn More at DATA DAY 2013!

11. ComeWork With Us!
Hiring WEB DEVELOPER with experience in
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and Linux
mapc.org > JOBS AT MAPC

12. Links:
Development Database -- dd.mapc.org
Boston Green Map -- bostongreenmap.org
MetroBoston DataCommon -- metrobostondatacommon.org
Hubway Data Visualization Challenge -- hubwaydatachallenge.org
Data Day -- dataday2013.eventbrite.com
Holly St. Clair
Data Services Director
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
hstclair@mapc.org
617-933-0717
@hollystclair