This weekend is CodeAcross Boston, a weekend of discussion, civic hacking, and data-driven exploration to help solve problems through open data.
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Hacking with Open Oakland
Open Oakland is one of the most vibrant and active Code for America Brigades in the country, and last night we had the pleasure of joining members for their weekly hack night. 127 more words
CodeAcross 2015 - Principles for 21st Century Government
If you’re a coder interested in using civic tech and open data to improve the place you live, Code For America will hold a weekend of civic hacking events across the country. 205 more words
The Power of Permit Data
December and January tend to be the most retrospective time of the year, a time when we look back over the previous year to see what we’ve accomplished. 312 more words
Building Journalism With Community, Not For It
At the end of last year Kristin Hare of the Poynter Institute was collecting tech resolutions for 2015 and asked for mine. Here is what I wrote: 1,188 more words
5 Interesting Stories from the Past Week: January 19
1.) The movement for open data has seen some push back recently. Andrew Zaleski has written about what he terms the growing pains of the movement for Next City… 1,614 more words
Announcing Accela Connect
Accela Connect is a a 4-day event taking place in early March that will bring together developers, business partners, customers and Accela staff to discuss ways that we can strengthen the civic technology ecosystem and create new linkages between governments and those that we serve. 71 more words
