Project Overview

This project is fueled by an enormous desire to leverage technical public opinion & expertise to influence a enormously positive impact to the evolution of the OpenData Initiative within our local government. This repository serves as the first public repository to publish & share private industry knowledge

actively suggest/prompte/recomment the centralization & where possible the format of specific metrics which can be used by the Open Data Initiative City of Syracuse.

The primary goal(s) of this repository is to:

provide direct objective references to historical artifact such as existing opendata, budget transcriptions, & program is to leverage data to influence, recommend, & quantify the quality of government-run services within the City of Syracuse & the County of Onondaga.

Leverage the data, perform some analysis, help identify waste commit a few contributions, or send an email w/ your ideas to cappetta@automatedcybersolutions.com.

Mission Statement:

Use Data to create transparent insight into the measurable successes & opportunities of governmental departments
User Data to Identify Improvement opportunities.
Use Data to Influence the rapid adjustment of restrictrive policies which prevent prosperity

Goal:

To establish an open-source business intelligence community which analyzes public data and creates analytics which identify opportunities of concern or rapid advancement within our local economy

Purpose:

To help create metrics which influence Syracuse become a self-sustaining city which does not rely 50+% on State Aid
To identify & reduce excessive waste within Syr. City Gov't Departments and drastically improve the quality of Governmental Services
To embrace emerging markets and promote the positive impact they will bring to the local economy / community in terms of Revenue, Employment, and uniqueness
To eliminate process bottlenecks and policies which reduce accountability in government

##Reference Material

Budget Documents

Budget:
Key Parts of the Budget docs converted to Google Spreadsheets:
- 2016-2017: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Br22D6521fEikwa_Zuh37Vu2_K_q9BzhCofVB2mR-64/edit#gid=0
- 2015-2016 (in progress): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qMu6kPGAAmYHOBLiuREiYVk5AKX9AyI3n4WiBIEVHYg/edit#gid=0
- 2014-2015:
- 2013-2014: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gN_WtuEIbvaOeWW_xyzbsA2dDlBNXdvFcsdQcVArrU0/edit#gid=0
- 2012-2013:
Financial Analysis:
- https://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/fiscalprofiles/syracuse.pdf
Community Driven-Research:
- Snow Removal Problem & Quality Improvement recommendations: http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jyinger/classes/PAI735/studentpapers/2014/Hacker_Shepard_Shifley.pdf
- Civic Engagement Analysis: http://cnyvitals.org/onondaga/files/CNY-Vitals-Civic-Engagement.pdf
- Restructuring Govt: http://cms.mildredwarner.org/p/221.pdf
Audit Documents:
- http://www.syrgov.net/uploadedFiles/Departments/Finance/Content/Audited%2013_14%20Syracuse%20Combined%20Financial%20Statements.pdf
Future State Plans:
- 2040: http://www.syrgov.net/uploadedFiles/Comp%20Plan%20amended%202013-08-14.pdf

Automation Projects

Building software automation to conquer repetitive tasks which speed up our ability to delivery enormous value add

* Automate Injesting Data files of various file-types
* Continous Integration
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Reference Material:

* https://511ny.org/my511/register
    API Key: 
* http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/government-by-design-four-principles-for-a-better-public-sector

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