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Code for America

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    • Code for America enlists the talent of the web industry into public service to use their skills to solve core problems facing our communities. We help passionate technologists leverage the power of the internet to make governments more open and efficient, and become civic leaders able to realize transformational change with technology.

    • Diigo tags: gov2.0 government technology

 

 

 

    • Open government is essential to the future of America. Let's work together to transform our cities. Let's create more efficient government services and a more engaged community. It's time to advocate for a better city. It's time to make an Open Impact.

    • Diigo tags: Code for America techtools technology Open Impact

 

 

    • Goals:

      • Governments leveraging technology more effectively 

      • Citizens and community groups solving civic issues 

      • Cities collaborating to work better 

      • Civic apps built on linked, open data 

    • Diigo tags: Code for America techtools technology Open Impact

 

 

    • Our local governments are struggling to serve us all. Budget cuts and bureaucracy aren't helping. With the combined power of the web, technology, and our voices, the tools for change are in our hands. 

    • Open Impact is calling on you to lead the charge for revolutionizing the way our city governments deliver services and interact with residents.

    • Diigo tags: Code for America techtools technology Open Impact

 

 

 

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    • Code for America hosted Nick Hanauer and Eric Liu for a discussion of their recent book, “Gardens of the Democracy.” In it, they challenge Americans to approach the world not as a machinery that needs to be perfected but as a garden that needs constant attention, discretion, and periodic weeding. The book argues that since society and technology have fundamentally changed, so must our notions of citizenship and democracy: turning “the machine” into a garden.  

 

 

    • There’s a lot that goes into building a successful open data initiative. It’s about much more than simply articulating the rationales for open data. 

 

 

    • The rise of open data in the public sector has sparked innovation, driven efficiency, and fueled economic development. While still emerging, we are seeing evidence of the transformative potential of open data in shaping the future of our civic life, and the opportunity to use open data to re-imagine the relationship between residents and government, especially at the local level. 

 

 

 

Related Pathways to New Community Paradigms Blog posts 

 

Code for America moving Beyond Transparency to Civic Disruptive Innovation?

Open Data as End and Means of Civic Disruptive Innovation

Code for America is NOT the Wimpy Geek for Disruptive Innovation of Communities

 

 

 

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