Local Governments Are Getting Sa(a)ssy

Description:

Today’s digitally-minded citizens want even more digital interactions in even more personal and meaningful ways. What does this mean for local governments? It means your citizens are demanding new experiences and greater access to data. How can cities be transparent, open, and digital within closed systems? Here we present a case study on how Richmond, California took a leap to bypass traditional policy-making avenues by democratizing air quality monitoring data to become the biggest little air monitored city, propelling itself towards clean air through unapologetic data transparency and embrace of new technologies. This is Richmond's digitally-driven bucket brigade. It demonstrates that environmental justice communities and open data IoT can come together to produce results.