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US Department of
State’s International
Visitor Leadership
ProgramDaniel X. O’Neil
Smart Chicago
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Our PrinciplesTechnology
Open
Everyone
Chicago
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Our PrinciplesTechnology
Open
Everyone
Chicago
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We’re all about technology
• Everything we do relates to technology
• We are of and about the Internet
• We believe in the transformative power of
the Internet to change lives and build the
economy for all
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We are open
• Open source code
• More importantly: open processes, open
minds, open methods
• Allowing others “in”, wherever that may be
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Target market: everyone
• We believe in the power of the network
• The network needs everyone in it in order
for it to be powerful
• We work on solutions that cover the entire
city
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Chicago is our middle name
• All of our work is done here
• Unique and thriving ecosystem
• We serve as a model for others
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The Strategy
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Access, Skills, and Data
Smart Chicago is a civic organization devoted to improving lives in Chicago through technology. We work on increasing access to the Internet, improving skills for using Internet, and developing meaningful products from data that measurably contribute to the quality of life of residents in our region and beyond.
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AccessIf you’re not connected
to the Internet, it is
difficult for technology to
be of much use to you.
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SkillsIf you can’t use the
Internet, being
connected isn’t going to
be all that meaningful.
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Data
We construe data as content. Because there has to be something meaningful to look at once you’re connected and skilled.
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The Founders:
2 Philanthropies, 1 Municipality
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The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
• A center for ideation and
conception
• Julia Stasch: 2007 report,
“The City that NETWorks”
• Our primary source of funding
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The Chicago Community Trust
• Provides housing for the
organization and is fiscal
agent
• At the center of funding and
knowledge for the region
• Critical financial, human
resources, and other support
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The City of Chicago
• The most important policy
lever in the region
• Departmental relationships
• A critical partner for having
impact and getting things
done
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The Funding
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Sources of Capital
• MacArthur: primary; essential
• CCT: critical back-office support as well as grants
• Sprague: on-target programs centered on health
• Knight: an essential, growing partner focused on civic engagement
• Cook County: to do open data work
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We function as a tech
development outfit.
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The Work
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Focus on infrastructure
We make technology, programs,
and initiatives that allow others
to be more effective— to
provide clarity and impetus
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Amazon Web Services
• We host dozens of apps for civic hackers
• At a moment’s notice & for as long as they want
• This allows us to be helpful at the moment of inspiration
• Eliminating stoppers, encouraging innovation
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Project Work and Office Space
• We have three employees at Smart Chicago
• A deliberate strategy to spread revenue, power, and growth across the ecosystem
• We are founding tenants of 1871, going back to May 2012
• We’ve helped jumpstart a half dozen companies
• OpenGov Hack Night— an institution. There because of our seats
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CUTGroup
• Civic User Testing Group as a new model for UX testing, digital skills development, and community engagement in civic tech
• 800+ residents are available
• We’ve paid each of them a $5 VISA gift card. When they participate in a test, they get a $20 gift card
• We help the developers design and implement UX testing and it allows us to be deeply engaged with communities while improving digital skills
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Eliminate The Digital Divide
Advisory Committee
• I am the chair of this state-based grant program
• They give grants to community technology centers all over the state of Illinois
• Allows me to be more plugged in to the investments happening outside of a particular jurisdiction
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Cook County Open Data Work
• We have a contract with the
County to assist them with
their data portal
• Pure block-and-tackle
technical assistance
• Helping publish data that
grows the ecosystem
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And we produce a lot of software.
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Foodborne Chicago
• We use computers & code to search Twitter for tweets related to food poisoning in Chicago
• We do as much as we can to automatically zero-in on the tweets we think are really about a possible food poisoning case and really coming from Chicago
• Then real humans review the tweets and @reply back to people with a link back to our site, hoping to generate legitimate service requests
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Chicago Early Learning
• Easily find early learning programs near your home or work
• Compare programs side-by-side to select the highest quality option for your child
• Kick off the enrollment process
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Chicago Works For You
• Citywide dashboard with ward-by-ward views of service delivery in Chicago
• Slice, dice, view, review
• Sort by whatever interests you
• Automatic, running totals
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Chicago Health Atlas
• View citywide information about health trends and take action near you to improve your own health
• Our health programs are run by Kyla Williams
• Also: Smart Health Centers
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Sometimes I wonder: where are
all the people?
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Big data can
be empty of
humans.
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Thing is:
Humans
have
immense
use.
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We have a chance to make
Chicago the most dynamic
digital city in the world.
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Tell me where you’re from.
@danxoneil
(773) 960-6045
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