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Code for Clatsop launch

Code for Clatsop launch

Aaron Sumner

February 04, 2019
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  1. Civic hacking is a creative and often technological approach to

    solving civic problems. These civic problems run the gamut from voter registration and public education to helping consumers buy homes and choose financial advisors. Often civic hacking involves the use of government data to make governments more accountable, but the goals of civic hacking are as diverse as those who might call themselves hackers. https://opengovdata.io/2014/civic-hacking/
  2. Civic hackers can be programmers, designers, data scientists, good communicators,

    civic organizers, entrepreneurs, government employees and anyone willing to get his or her hands dirty solving problems. Some civic hackers are employed by nonprofits, such as Code for America. Some work for innovative for-profit companies, such as the geospatial software provider Azavea in Philadelphia. Others are civic hackers only by night. https://opengovdata.io/2014/civic-hacking/
  3. Projects • Location-based service lookup • Open data visualization •

    Connect people to non-profits • What to do with empty lots? • Cute adoptable pet bots • Lost pet locator • Smart speaker skills • …