Posted on February 25, 2011 by Anna Bloom in Dispatches, News
Government 2.0 got to the Northwest long before our Code for America team arrived in February. Last year at Seattle’s City Hall, hundreds attended Open Gov West, a conference to network open government enthusiasts and to foster progress on open …
Posted on February 24, 2011 by Matt Lewis in Dispatches
We love open government and open data — it’s what makes much of our work possible — and that’s why the CFA Philly team is spending time in our last week in Philadelphia to spread the open data message. And we certainty aren’t alone. …
Posted on February 23, 2011 by MJ Mont-Reynaud in Dispatches
Code for America, over the years it will work with city governments, has the ability to do exactly what Tim O’Reilly envisions: to “change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators.” One of the ways it will do this …
Posted on February 23, 2011 by Joel Mahoney in Dispatches
On our first day in Boston, we were excited to join a conference call hosted by the City to announce developer access to its Citizens Connect platform. Citizens Connect is an innovative mobile app that allows residents to use their …
Posted on February 22, 2011 by Abhi Nemani in Dispatches, News
While our fellows are in their cities during February, they aren’t working 9am to 5pm; it’s more like 6am to 11pm. From the hundreds of interviews they’re conducting to develop the projects to the local events they’re attending to build …
Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matt Lewis in Dispatches
The woman on the phone didn’t want to complain, and she didn’t need help getting her car dug out of the snow. She just wanted to know if the geese she saw in the park were going to be OK. …
Posted on February 17, 2011 by Aaron Ogle in Dispatches
Last Thursday, Pete Fecteau took the stage at Ignite Philly 7 on behalf of Team Philadelphia to talk about CfA, why he’s participating, and what we’re hoping to accomplish in the city. His Ignite, titled “The Dumbest Person in the …
Posted on February 17, 2011 by Talin Salway in Dispatches, News
A few weeks ago, Boston was experiencing a snow-pocalypse. Inches upon inches of snow had piled up, cutting off businesses and trapping citizens in their home. But early that morning, the Code for America offices received an email: “Hi CFA …
Posted on February 11, 2011 by Max Ogden in Dispatches
This week, the Boston team had the opportunity to participate in the Ignite Boston to talk about our work with CfA and how we’re hoping to use technology to improve education. We tried to give a sense of what we’re …
Posted on February 11, 2011 by Chacha Sikes in Dispatches, Get Involved, News
We’re hosting DataCamps in CfA’s cities this year to build communities around making city data more open and accessible to allow citizens to help cities work better. DataCamp is a event focusing on skill-building and collaborative work on city data. It is an opportunity for interested parties in a city to work together, and build a network of people with shared interested in improving civic communications and information management.
Ignite on Philadelphia, CfA, and “Being the Dumbest Guy in the Room”
CfA Pitching In During Boston’s “Snow-pocalypse”
DataCamps in Seattle, Boston, DC, and Philadelphia!
