Would you like to be part of a software-development community of 3.5 million? That’s how many users GitHub says are building software across 6 million repositories, making it one of the most popular open-source code repository sites. But first you have to know how to use the tool to publish your agency’s data and how …
Category Archive: Training
DigitalGov University courses, from live webinars, in-person events and on-demand streaming sessions.
Apr
11
Nov
30
#SocialGov Summit Highlights Accessibility Challenges
The recent #SocialGov Summit on accessibility of government social media raised emerging issues faced by agencies in their effort to make sure the information citizens need is communicated to them when and how they need it. For many, the most eye opening exercise was simply to hear their tweets read back to them through an iPhone VoiceOver …
Oct
22
Take Your API Knowledge to the Next Level
DigitalGov University is hosting a webinar on Application Program Interfaces (APIs) Thursday, October 25, at 11 AM ET. If you’ve heard of and understand the basic concepts of APIs, then this session will take you to the next level of what you can do with them. Bring your questions! There will be time to delve into your …
Sep
04
Federal #SocialGov Summit Unites Agencies
Let this pique your curiosity: Join 150 social media practitioners from across the federal government for the next #SocialGov Summit at NASA headquarters September 17. The summit includes collaborative sessions on Performance Metrics, breakout groups, and in-depth case studies from the space agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The autumn #SocialGov Summit …
Jul
21
Introduction to APIs
There’s an easier way to get content and data into the hands of citizens. Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, are web services that allow people to more easily consume content and data in multiple ways–via mobile devices, mobile apps, innovative mash-ups, and much more. Simply put, APIs are a better way to get government information …











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