Digital Democracy Brings Legislative Transparency to New York

Government Technology: Digital Democracy, a Web platform that creates a searchable archive of videos and transcripts from hearings inside of statehouses, launched in New York Tuesday, Feb. 6, and its leadership announced subsequent plans to make the resource available soon in Florida and Texas.

Started as a bipartisan effort in 2015 to increase the transparency and accessibility of California’s state government, Digital Democracy is spearheaded by California’s Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and former Sen. Sam Blakeslee (R). The platform is developed and maintained by a team of about 20 engineering and political science students at the Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy, which was founded by Blakeslee and is located at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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