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Cambridge Tackles Innovation

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Since 2015, the City of Cambridge has made its data open and accessible to the public, taking part in numerous open data collaborations with city partners. This analysis aimed to examine how the City can improve collaboration with external users of the City’s open data to increase the impact of civic innovation for local residents. The goal of this report is to inform the City’s open data collaborations, to identify best practices in public engagement and civic innovation, and to generate concrete recommendations for governments seeking to increase inclusive engagement around open government data. Through an assessment of the relevant academic literature, in-depth interviews with dozens of stakeholders and an evaluation of an online survey, this report generated numerous findings.

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