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Tylor Louis: Why I’m Coding for America 27 Aug 2013 | 04:24 am
This summer, I coded for America as a software development intern. My decision to join the Code for America team contrasts drastically to the plans made by most of my peers. It has become typical for ...
Designing Smart Open Cities 22 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
There is much discussion about cities becoming smarter, but becoming smarter is only part of what we should be aiming to achieve. Cities need to change in many ways to accommodate the influx of people...
We’re Thinking About Open, Civic Data Standards 22 Aug 2013 | 01:19 pm
#cfabrigade hive mind: Cambridge (MA) Oak., South Bend, San Diego govs pursuing #opendata pol/leg + Bikeshare cities pondering data standrds — Kevin Curry (@kmcurry) August 9, 2013 Open data standar...
MVP (Most Valuable Public resource) 22 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
There was a time when technical resources were scarcer than human resources in government. But now, with the explosion of cloud storage, personal devices, and enterprise SaaS (software as a service) a...
Update from the Caribbean 20 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
Last Sunday, the New York Times published a piece about the rise of local agriculture in the Caribbean. Because of the volatility associated with dependence on food imports, Caribbean officials have m...
Ryan Driscoll: Why I’m Coding for America 17 Aug 2013 | 02:01 am
I’m ecstatic to have interned with Code for America this summer. Spending summer here was an obvious decision for me because Code for America is the perfect combination of my interests in city governm...
ArchiveSocial: Why I Code for America 16 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
This post is part of a series to about the Code for America Accelerator companies. It’s fascinating to think about the lifespan of a conversation. We have dozens of conversations every day. Some of t...
Open Data and Flamingos at the Accela User Conference 15 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
A year ago, when I first met Maury Blackman, CEO of Accela, and Kris Trujillo, then senior software architect (since promoted to Director of Software Development), we spoke about support for the 2013 ...
FAF: Why I Code for America 15 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
This post is part of a series to about the Code for America Accelerator companies. How do you quantify social value created? This question is at the heart of nonprofit service delivery, social polic...
SmartProcure: Why I Code for America 14 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
This post is part of a series to celebrate the Code for America Accelerator companies. Why are we Coding for America? I believe SmartProcure is in a unique position to do two great things at once—sav...
