Civic Tech Chat

Ryan Koch

Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.

  1. What is AI Readiness?

    3 jun

    What is AI Readiness?

    In this interview, Brian Chidester from Adobe discusses the importance of AI readiness in government, data governance, and the future of AI in public sector transformation. Learn how organizations can start small, build trust, and leverage AI to improve citizen services and drive mission outcomes. Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    53 min.
  2. Relevance Drives Rigor: Exploring Open Data with R

    29 apr

    Relevance Drives Rigor: Exploring Open Data with R

    Christian Martinez shares his journey from cognitive neuroscience to civic tech, highlighting the importance of open data, reproducible research, and building accessible tools like R packages. Discover how relevance drives rigor in education and data projects, and learn practical tips for getting started with open data and open source development. Resources and ShoutoutsNYC Open Data Portal: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/ NYS Open Data Portal (MTA data also lives here): https://data.ny.gov/ NYC Open Data Student Gallery Book: https://martinezc1-nyc-open-data-student-gallery.share.connect.posit.cloud/ Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    41 min.
  3. Supply Chain Attacks

    9 apr

    Supply Chain Attacks

    Ryan Koch discusses the importance of understanding supply chain attacks in cybersecurity, illustrating how they exploit trust in software components and build systems, and offering practical strategies to mitigate these risks. Resources and Shoutouts:- GRC Engineering Presentation by AJ Yawn: https://engage.isaca.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=bd0c09c0-662f-4fe8-a0d2-019adaab6cc4&Home=%2fevents%2fcalendar

    16 min.
  4. The SpecOps Method

    18 mrt

    The SpecOps Method

    We're joined by Mark Headd author The SpecOps Method: A New Approach to Modernizing Legacy Technology Systems. We talk about good modernization practices like the strangler fig pattern as well as ways teams can use artificial intelligence to develop specifications that can be understood and validated across both technical and programmatic teams.  Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    55 min.

  5. 19 feb

    Nava Strata: Open Source Government Technology

    We’re joined by Ed Mullen, Technical Solutions Director and Lauren Ciferri Director of Product, over at Nava PBC. We’ll have a conversation about open source government technology, using Nava’s Strata project as a key example. The chat will dive into importance of open source in the space, maintaining projects like this one, and how one can get involved. Resources and shoutouts: Email EdEmail LaurenNava’s StrataNava Strata GithubContributing to Nava StrataMusic Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    31 min.
  6. Digital Accessibility

    28 jan

    Digital Accessibility

    We're joined by Mike Paciello (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-paciello-1231741/), Chief Accessibility Officer at AudioEye (https://audioeye.com) for a conversation about web accessibility standards. We'll talk about upcoming deadlines for local and state governments, foundational principles, and what goes into establishing and updating standards. Resources and shoutouts: - Civic Plus (www.civicplus.com) - US Access Board (https://www.access-board.gov/) - ADA Fact Sheet (https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/) ##### Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    45 min.
  7. Nexperia Crises

    03-12-2025

    Nexperia Crises

    Our host Ryan Koch talks about the Dutch Government's invocation of the 1952 Good Availablity Act. This action recently led to what's been referred to as the 'Nexperia Crises' creating a scenario where technical hardware manufacturing, supply chains, and geopolitics collided. ##### Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hECzBJh

    9 min.
  8. Evolution of Design and Research in Civic Tech

    20-10-2025

    Evolution of Design and Research in Civic Tech

    We’re joined by Senongo Akpem (https://www.linkedin.com/in/senongoakpem/) Vice President of Design and Research at Nava PBC (https://navapbc.com/). Together we talk about shifts in the direction of the design and research practice, innovative practices to build capacity and leadership within it, and its future as new tools like artificial intelligence emerge and become part of it. Resources and shoutouts: Cross-Cultural Design (Book by Senongo) | https://bookshop.org/p/books/cross-cultural-design-senongo-akpem/7700a228f8e33947 Plain Language with Indiana DWD | https://www.in.gov/mph/files/DataDayPresentation-Plain-Language_v3-Comp.pdf Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    45 min.
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Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.

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  • Maker
    Ryan Koch
  • Jaren actief
    2018 - 2026
  • Afleveringen
    108
  • Beoordeling
    Veilig
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  • Website van aflevering
    Civic Tech Chat

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