1. Jim and I have been thinking long and hard about how you can deliver better government through the use of technology. It starts with data, with having a platform where we can serve up rich data points to our city and anyone else who’s interested in it. We’re starting at a place where we can build our expertise and take the community with us. They’ll give us strong, important feedback and we’ll go on this journey together.
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    Palo Alto, Calif.’s Chief Information Officer Jonathan Reichental on the city’s new open data initiaive. 

    Read more of my interview with him and city manager James Keene at Mashable.