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The civic innovation ecosystem blooms in 2012. What’s next?
2012 was quite a year for civic innovation. Still a relatively young field, civic innovation thrived in 2012, thanks in large part to the strengthening of the entire civic innovation ecosystem. It...
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Open Data, Real Impact
San Francisco Works with Yelp to Create National Standard for Restaurant Health Scores Many San Franciscans are familiar with restaurant safety scores – the green cards posted in restaurants that...
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New tech tool makes starting a business in SF easier
Figuring out what permits or licenses you may need to start or expand a business in San Francisco is tough. The overwhelmingly complex process may make even the most passionate entrepreneur hesitate....
View ArticleApply Now for the Mayor’s Innovation Fellowship Program
Inspired by the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows Program, the Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation and City Hall Fellows (CHF) are launching the Mayor’s Innovation Fellowship Program....
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Safer Streets, Restaurants, and Now Houses, Brought to You By Open Data
San Francisco worked with the Code for America peer network to develop the House Facts data standard. Once discussed only by tech-utopians and stat geeks, “open data” has arrived as a real force for...
View ArticleSan Francisco's Innovation Month Coming October 2013
Last year’s inaugural Innovation Month was a celebration of the people, companies, and institutions that make San Francisco one of the best cities to live and work. This year, we’re continuing the...
View ArticleMayor Ed Lee Announces San Francisco’s Entrepreneurship-in-Residence Program
San Francisco Mayor Announces Program to Introduce World-Class Entrepreneurs to the $142B Public Sector Market Mayor Ed Lee invites entrepreneurs to develop technology-enabled products and services for...
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See the 11 Companies Who Made it to Our EIR Semi-Finalist Round
In October, we announced the opening of applications for our first Entrepreneurship-in-Residence program. We received hundreds of applications from an impressive group of world-class startups. After...
View ArticleCalling All Civic Innovators!
“The need for innovation in government has never been greater, and we must work with our greatest resource – our human capital – to find new solutions to old challenges.” — Mayor Edwin Lee The Mayor’s...
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