We're joined by Julio Gonzalez Altamirano from Open Austin and Matt Esquibel from the City of Austin to talk about open government, open data, and civic application development in the city. A lot of credit goes to the Austin community - the technical expertise and the energy helps the City develop that kind of mindframe as we're going forward. About Julio Gonzalez Altamirano and Matt Esquibel Julio Gonzalez Altamirano is the founder and a key leader in the Open Austin network, working closely with the City to support greater open govenrment outcomes and mobilizing local citizens to participate in Open Austin activities. Matt Esquibel is Programmer Analyst Supervisor for Internet/Intranet Web Design in the Office of Communications & Technology Management at the City of Austin in Texas. Matt has been leading the open government initiatives for the City of Austin, and is the key liaison point with the Open Austin community. How you can use this episode Listen to the episode Episode links and resources Interview with Matt Esquibel on GovFresh Open Austin website for civic activists and participants The new City of Austin website and Open Data Portal Social share with others You can use the social sharing links at the top of the page to easily share this story with your networks. You can also follow and join in the social conversation about this episode with: People and organisations: @openaustin @austintexasgov Tags: #openaustin
