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Boston CIO to Gamify Citizens Connect App to Thank City Workers
March 26, 2013 - Innovation & Technology
If the case for non-physical rewards (see SAPS) as a motivator still hasn’t convinced you of its effectiveness, you might want to look ...
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Sensors Lead to Burst of Tech Creativity in Government
March 05, 2013 - Innovation & Technology
LAS VEGAS -- Here at an IBM conference, City of Boston CIO Bill Oates was telling the audience how citizens are using apps to improve city operations. But it was one of Boston's latest apps, called Street Bump, that got the interest of one att...
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*Winter Weather Advisory* Issued for Dec. 29-30, 2012
December 28, 2012 - Mayor's Office
  CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Office of the Mayor Thomas M. Menino  <...
Patrick-Murray Administration and City of Boston Expand Success of Citizens Connect App Across the Commonwealth
December 18, 2012 - Innovation & Technology
BOSTON – Monday, December 17, 2012 – The Patrick-Murray Administration and the City of Boston today launched the Commonwealth Connect smart phone application –based on the Citizens Connect app developed for use in the City of Bos...
Boston's Reporting App Expands Statewide
December 18, 2012 - Innovation & Technology
Following the positive feedback Boston received for its Citizens Connect mobile app, which serves as a 311 app, the city and state announced that it will expand the app to create a linked system that will be used by dozens of cities and towns thro...
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Cut the bureacuracy – how Boston innovates
October 12, 2012 - Citizens Connect
Editor’s Note: Nigel Jacob is the Co-Chair of the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics. Jacob was featured in The Next List's 30-min profile on Jennifer Pahlka, Founder of Code for America, and her effo...
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White House Names Local 'Champions of Change'
September 21, 2012 - Innovation & Technology
Today, the White House honored 13 local government officials for “creating a more open and innovative government through entrepreneurship.”  The officials were named “Local Innovation Champions of Change” throu...
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City of Boston named a 2012 CIO 100 award honoree
June 04, 2012 - Innovation & Technology
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today that the City of Boston's Citizens Connect application has been recognized as a CIO 100 award honoree.  One hundred organizations are honored each year for using information technology in innovative ...
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City's Technology Leader named to Industry Hall of Fame
May 01, 2012 - Innovation & Technology
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today that Bill Oates, Chief Information Officer for the City of Boston, is a 2012 inductee into the CIO Hall of Fame from IDG’s CIO magazine.  This prestigious honor is bestowed upon a select g...
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The Secret Behind Successful Mobile Apps
April 30, 2012 - Innovation & Technology
he demand for mobility is burgeoning, and as agencies plan their own mobile apps or Web portals, they often find themselves with more questions than answers.Mobile apps promise to increase productivity and save time and money — h...
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