Allan Frank spoke to an audience at a GovLoop event on November 2, 2010 about his ambitious five-year plan to “bring city government into the 21st century.”

Late last week, we met with the CTO to discuss problems plaguing the department around opening those datasets and followed-up with Frank about how things have been for the last year. READ MORE.

In 2011, Code for America will select five developers to work in Philadelphia for a year to create applications that improve how city government connects with residents. WATCH VIDEO

Last week, Google thanked the 1,100 applicants who entered its Google Fiber for Communities contest, an initiative to test high-speed, next generation broadband — known as ‘gigabit’ fiber — that is up to 100 times faster than current average household Internet connections. READ MORE

It seems as though the City of Philadelphia will get a helping hand in its quest to move forward with the growing list of possibility in Web transparency and government openness. READ MORE

Paper time sheets may soon be a thing of the past for city workers.

Chief Technology Officer Allan Frank – the man charged with dragging City Hall into the 21st century – is overseeing a massive investment in the city’s technology program, an effort he says will make government more organized and cost-effective. READ MORE