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What’s New in Civic Tech: The State Digital Equity Scorecard Plus, Michigan announces $15.3 million boost to grants for projects that improve resident connectivity, San Jose, Calif., launches a community-built platform to connect youth with mental health services, and more. July 22, 2021 •  The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has launched the State Digital Equity Scorecard, which offers information about the work being done by individual states, benchmarking goals and best practices for states working on digital inclusion. This new score �...

Plus, Chicago expands its education-focused digital equity program; Louisiana invests $180 million in expanding broadband infrastructure for underserved communities; and Boston launches a neighborhood database search.

What’s New in Civic Tech: Global Food Data Project Kicks Off Plus, a new online platform tracks health disparities across the country, a study in Kansas is the latest regional effort to obtain more precise broadband data and new data details equity gaps related to public parks. June 03, 2021 •  Flickr/Bo Nielsen An international cohort of civic tech groups has launched a new effort to collect public input around food systems sustainability, ultimately aiming to use the resultant data to drive new innovations. This effort is taking place under The 100 ...

What’s New in Civic Tech: Baltimore Offers New Internships Plus, Dayton, Ohio, rolls out a police transparency portal for public info; Howard County, Md., announces a new robust digital equity initiative; and a Florida sheriff’s office deploys tech to find wandering seniors. May 27, 2021 •  Shutterstock Baltimore is launching a new initiative to place high school interns with tech companies, many of which have a public interest or civic tech focus. The new internship will span six weeks and include all paid positions. To make it happen, Baltimore is...

What’s New in Civic Tech: Knight Invests $1M in CfA Brigades Plus, this week Code for America holds its annual summit event, Boston’s Digital Team shares case study giving transparency to its work, a map charts recent American migration data, and more. May 13, 2021 •  The seven cities are Boulder, Colo.; Charlotte, N.C.; Detroit; Miami; Philadelphia; San Jose, Calif.; and St. Paul, Minn., all of which are cities wherein the organization’s namesake Knight brothers once published newspapers. Code for America — the nonprofit and nonpartisan organization in the vanguard of America’s...