Code for Europe brings technology fellows to cities throughout Europe to create civic apps that address local issues. In 2013, 10 fellows created 8 apps in 7 cities that are now shared on Github and EuropeCommons.org. Interested cities can host fellows and individuals can apply to become fellows by visiting www.codeforeurope.net for more information.

1. Code for Europe brings change agents to your city
They help foster innovation
And help cities work with commons and technology

2. In 2013 10 fellows worked in 7 cities throughout EU
They created 8 apps that are now shared via
Github and EuropeCommons.org

3. Join us! Become a host city or a code fellow
Go to www.codeforeurope.net for more information

4. Change agents
Katalin Gallyas
Open Innovation Policy Advisor
City of Amsterdam

5. 24 hour citizens

6. Tech Gap?
City:
Citizens:
• Cities are multilayered
(hierarchical) , challenged
by budget cuts, slow down
with urban redesign projects!
• Old procurement structures
(vendor lock)!
• General risk averse!
• 24 hours connected!
• Changing needs: craving for
immediate feed-back from city!
• Want to leverage on the
rapid development of
Internet tech and social
media!

7. Trends that will
transform city
governance ….
!

8. Trends
City = Interface

9. Trends
Platformism

10. Trends
P2P Markets

11. City Governance!
Transactions!
Citizens!

12. Meet the fellows
Alan Meyer
Fellow Berlin
Ohyoon Kwon
Fellow Amsterdam
Piotr Steininger
Fellow Amsterdam
Giovanni Maggini
Fellow Amsterdam

13. Lessons learnt
Fellowship 2013
Suzanne Heerschop
Project Manager
Waag Society
Anne-Claire Frank
Project coordinator
City of Amsterdam

14. lessons learnt fellowship 2013
Suzanne Heerschop
Project Manager
Anne-Claire Frank
Coordinator

15. Accelerators
Developer hubs
Knowledge institutes
Innovation labs

16. Getting involved
• innovation ecosystem
• ‘high and low’ level commitment
• coach the ‘challenge holder’

18. Getting started...
• mandate to act freely
• insight in structure of government
• achievable challenges (kiss)

20. Getting results...
• 2-for-1 deal
• working with developers is fun!
• “strange duck in the bite”-effect

22. Getting online...
• cities are not app publishers, yet
• open source
• fellow > coder

24. we code for europe

25. JOIN US!
we code for europe
www.codeforeurope.net

26. we code for europe
Europe Commons
Paul MacKay
Data Technologist
NESTA

28. For Software to be Shared,
People Have to Know It Exists.
(or: “Governments That
Work Like The Web”)

29. App Marketplace:
Key to Re-Use of Civic Apps

30. How$do$we$apply$this$model$to$
the$Europe?
How$can$we$create$a$$distributed$
innova8on$resource$that$
encourages$more$government$to$
government$reuse$of$successful$
applica8ons?
How$can$we$start$to$use$systems$
like$this$to$track$effec8veness/
impact$of$digital$applica8ons?$

31. World Bank Sponsoring Reusable Civic
Commons Drupal “Distribution”

32. h@p://getopencivic.com/
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34. What$are$the$main$components?
Applications
Deployments
Organizations

35. An “Application” is a working
piece of software that serves
a particular purpose.
App Description
Supporting vendors
Key features
Screenshots
Creator
Video
Logo
Related applications
Homepage
License
Source code URL
Release Notes
Demo URL
Taxonomies:
Rating
Application function
Civic sector
Tags (free tagging)

36. An “Organization” is a company,
government agency, NGO or team that
creates, supports or uses applications.
Description
Members
Logo
Apps experience
Organization type
Services
Address
Taxonomies:
Telephone
Website
Civic sector
Tags (free tagging)

37. A “Deployment” is the story of an
application being installed for a specific
organization and purpose.
• Application
• Organization that Deployed It
• Developers
• Narrative Details: What worked well with this
deployment? What didn’t?
• Website
• Location

40. Multilingual

42. Evidence
1. Systematic reviews and meta–analyses
2. RCTs with definitive results
3. RCTs with non–definitive results
4. Cohort studies
5. Case control studies
6. Cross–sectional surveys
7. Case report

44. www.europecommons.org
@europecommons
paul.mackay@nesta.org.uk
haidee.bell@nesta.org.uk

45. Build a better world
we code for europe
with apps
Steffen Becker
CDO
Dotopen

46. we code for europe
Conclusions