This post was written by Dan Melton, Code for America’s CTO. The original post on Code for America was automatically pulled into GovLoop and accidentally mislabeled as by Abhi Nemani. I’m stepping out of Code for America at the end of the year. It’s time for some new leadership to continue building the CfA networkRead… Read more »
This morning the New America Foundation released a comprehensive Gov 2.0 report about how California’s local governments are using technology to connect with the public and improve services. “Hear Us Now? A California Survey of Digital Technology’s Role in Civic Engagement and Local Government” is a survey of 41 different innovations from across the state,Read… Read more »
This weekend we’re bringing together a group of Boston-area residents interested in bridging the gap between community and technology. Tons of opportunities for technology innovation are identified by various groups working for the City of Boston (or by community organizations), but budgets are tight and most software developers are working for software companies, not cityRead… Read more »
In case you are wondering, there are still people working on symbol sketches – this is just the beginning of the volunteer effort, and we will continue to update the symbol gallery with all of the newly finished symbols. To date, Iconathon produced over 100 finished sketches, 40 of which were refined after the IconathonRead… Read more »
Last night, Github held a thank you party to celebrate a huge milestone, 1 million users. To put that in perspective, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the US employs around 1.3 million software developers. Even factoring in international and non-coders, they’ve got a serious percentage of the talent market. Reaching 1 million usersRead… Read more »
Code for America brings together innovative cities from around the country with passionate technologists eager to make a difference, and pairs them up for a year-long fellowship program. Both are selected through a competitive process; for 2012, over 20 cities and over 550 fellows applied. We are honored to have had such an amazing responseRead… Read more »
First, let’s be clear, I’m not a coder. Not even close. I’m a some-time racquetball player, part-time marketer, and full-time activist. The later two being the reason why I joined up with Code for America. Ever since I realized that America, land of liberty, was an entirely preconceived notion — I’ve found myself pondering theRead… Read more »
The Huffington Post’s Game Changers series “celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders” who “are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it.” We were honored today to find out that our own Jennifer Pahlka, CfA’s founder and executive director, was selected as a 2011 Game Changer in the BusinessRead… Read more »
This week, representatives from dozens of countries came together at the United Nations in New York for the Open Government Partnership to discuss shared commitments to making government more transparent, efficient, and participatory. The U.S. published their report, with various commitments to open government, which is available here. More details are available on OpenGovernmentPartnership.org, whereRead… Read more »
Once a year Amsterdam plays host to the creators of urban design, technology, art, and science for the annual 3-day PICNIC Festival. I just returned from this amazing festival. A few months ago Bonnie from iStrategy Labs invited me to speak at PICNIC, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I was excited.Read… Read more »