What Works Cities Summit: The Power of Data Goes Mainstream Mark Headd 11 May 2016 GovTech A few weeks ago in New York City, government innovators from all over the country convened for the first ever... Read more
Yes, Open Data Day Exists, and There Are Civic Hacking Events to Celebrate It Mark Headd 24 March 2016 GovTech Accela has been barnstorming big cities in recent weeks, attending civic tech and open data events. Here’s a recap of... Read more
2015: The Year in Building Permits Mark Headd 30 December 2015 GovTech 2015 was a big year for building permits. This year, Accela led a coalition of civic technology companies and other... Read more
Civicist Guest Blog: What CitiStat Staffers Should Know about Open Data Mark Headd 14 October 2015 GovTech The below is a reprint of my guest post on the Civicist blog earlier this year. You can find the... Read more
Announcing BLDS 1.0 Mark Headd 21 July 2015 GovTech In May, I described a months-long process that was focused on the development of a new building permit data standard... Read more
Civic Innovation in the Triangle Mark Headd 16 June 2015 GovTech This past weekend, a CityCamp unconference and hackathon were held in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Long known... Read more
Developing a Data Standard for Building Permits Mark Headd 12 May 2015 GovTech At Accela, we understand the power of permit data. For the past several months, Accela has been working with a... Read more
Announcing the Accela Connect Hackathon Winners! Mark Headd 9 March 2015 GovTech The Accela Connect Conference - held from March 1st through 4th at the Squaw Valley Resort in Olympic Valley, California... Read more
Hacking for Civic Good at CodeAcross 2015 Mark Headd 18 February 2015 GovTech Code for America is holding its fourth annual CodeAcross event this month in the U.S. and around the world. On... Read more
Help Showcase the Power of Open Data at the Accela Connect Hackathon Mark Headd 2 February 2015 GovTech Accela Connect is a four-day event in early March that will bring together developers, business partners, customers and Accela staff... Read more