Local governments have an especially important role to play in collecting, maintaining and managing data on their communities. At the 2013 ICMA Annual Conference, Tuesday’s keynote address and several education sessions will help managers get a handle on what they need to know and what questions they should be asking to stay informed.

At the 2013 Annual Conference in Boston, ICMA, together with its long-term strategic partner, Esri, will co-sponsor the first joint Esri-ICMA hackathon, "Hackstock for #LocalGov”.

As we move forward with efforts to make government services more accessible and solve complex problems with data and hackathons, we must consider how we'll respond to these new opportunities and expectations.

A Power Point presentation that discusses different technical tools that can be used to help implement priority based budget plans.