Thanks primarily to the Texas Comptroller, we are finally making progress on open data in Texas. The new Open Data Center is an excellent resource for tracking state spending and it has great potential for improving data availability for economic and workforce …
I’m getting more interested these days in big data, and, naturally, its potential applications in economic development, workforce development, and regional planning. Companies like Infochimps in Austin are launching really interesting products geared toward big data management in the private …
I’ll be in Portland this week for the EDA Seattle 2012 Regional Training Conference. As part of my work with NADO, we’ll be doing a session on recent trends in the world of comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS). It’s exciting …
I spent most of my time in Washington, DC, last year working as part of an inter-agency team to launch the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a $37 million initiative that marshaled resources from 16 federal agencies to pursue a …
Civic Analytics LLC is an Austin-based economic research and consulting firm. Brian Kelsey, Principal, blogs here about big data, economic development, and the Austin economy. Views here are his own. Photo credit: Austin Business Journal
