Intro to Civic Technology

Talk on civic technology for Afghan Social Media Summit, Kabul, Afghanistan. 20 October 2014

Transcript

1. Civic  Technology   Afghan  Social  Media  Summit  2014                        #ASMS2014  
2. Ali  Llewellyn     @adllewellyn  
3. www.rhok.org   @randomhacks   #rhok   www.hackforchange.org     @civichackingday   #hackforchange   www.spaceappschallenge.org     @spaceapps   #spaceapps  
4. Government  Data   Community     Organizing   Social  Networks   Crowdfunding   CollaboraAve   ConsumpAon   Public  data  access   and  transparency   Peer-­‐to-­‐peer   sharing  of  goods   and  services   Funding  for  projects   that  enhance  public   services  and  spaces   Place-­‐based   networks   Community   forums   Social  causes     Civic  engagement   Civic     Tech   via  Knight  FoundaHon  “Trends  in  Civic  Tech”  
5. Technology   Civic     Tech   Culture   Policy   A  Sustainable  Ecosystem  for  
6. Three  Civic  Tech  Case  Studies  
7. “Let’s  change  the  story  of  our  city”  –  Redding,  California     Wikipedia  Write-­‐a-­‐thon  (Hack  for  Change)  
8. “Let’s  help  people   find  what  they   need”  –   Philadelphia,   Pennsylvania   Sheltr     (Random  Hacks     of  Kindness)   www.sheltr.org    
9. “Let’s  find  ways  to  train  the  next  generaHon  using  what  we   have”  –  Kathmandu,  Nepal   Karkhana  Rovers  (Space  Apps  Challenge)   www.karkhana.asia    
11. •  Never  forget  who  your  users  are  –  the  ciHzens   -­‐  and  that  this  work  must  be  not  only  for  them   but  with  them.     •  Small,  incremental  changes  are  the  first  steps   to  systemic  change.     •  Civic  tech  is  technology  plus  social  organizing.   It  values  all  skill  sets  –  not  just  coding.     Closing  Reminders