California: Searchable Legislative Video Archive Gets Funded
From GovTech:
Funding has been secured to fully develop a new searchable video and social engagement tool that will help journalists and citizens keep a watchful eye on California state government.
Digital Democracy, an online platform that enables users to research, view, clip and share video of the California Senate and Assembly committee hearings, has received a $1.2 million grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. Thanks to the philanthropic organization’s donation, the project is set to make its official debut in spring 2015.
A beta version of the next-generation video archival system was tested earlier this year by the Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The project is spearheaded by the institute’s founder, former California Sen. Sam Blakeslee.
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See Also: Searchable Video May Bolster Government Transparency in California (via GovTech; July 9, 2014)
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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