The document discusses recruiting civic coders to build applications that use open government data to promote civic engagement and participatory democracy. It provides examples of government data sources and APIs that could be used, and encourages connecting with open government communities and submitting applications to civic hacking competitions for funding opportunities. The overall message is a call to action for developers to use their skills to build tools that make politics and governance more transparent, accessible and improve people's lives locally.
26. Coding as Civic
Engagement
require 'us_congress_api'
congressmembers = CongressMembers.find_by_state("VA")
congressmembers.each do |member|
member.file_grievance "Fix the traffic on I-66!!!"
end
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49. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
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50. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
✦ Prize Money
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51. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
✦ Prize Money
✦ $10,000 for First Place
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52. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
✦ Prize Money
✦ $10,000 for First Place
✦ $5,000 for Second Place
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53. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
✦ Prize Money
✦ $10,000 for First Place
✦ $5,000 for Second Place
✦ $2,500 for Third Place
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54. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
✦ Prize Money
✦ $10,000 for First Place
✦ $5,000 for Second Place
✦ $2,500 for Third Place
✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus
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55. Apps for America 2
✦ Submissions due on August 7
✦ Prize Money
✦ $10,000 for First Place
✦ $5,000 for Second Place
✦ $2,500 for Third Place
✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus
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59. The States
✦ 50 State Project
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60. The States
✦ 50 State Project
✦ SunlightLabs.com wiki
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61. The States
✦ 50 State Project
✦ SunlightLabs.com wiki
✦ Parse legislation websites for all 50
states (+ DC)
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62. The States
✦ 50 State Project
✦ SunlightLabs.com wiki
✦ Parse legislation websites for all 50
states (+ DC)
✦ FollowTheMoney.org
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64. Cities
✦ The more local you get, the easier it is to
have a greater effect
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65. Cities
✦ The more local you get, the easier it is to
have a greater effect
✦ Washington, D.C. recently released an API
at api.dc.gov
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70. An Aside on Side Projects
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71. An Aside on Side Projects
✦ Enhance your skillset
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72. An Aside on Side Projects
✦ Enhance your skillset
✦ Get your name out there
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73. An Aside on Side Projects
✦ Enhance your skillset
✦ Get your name out there
✦ Low risk, high reward
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74. An Aside on Side Projects
✦ Enhance your skillset
✦ Get your name out there
✦ Low risk, high reward
✦ Civic apps directly benefit everyone else
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76. Moving Forward
✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs
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77. Moving Forward
✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs
✦ Submit entries to Apps for America and
Apps for Democracy
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78. Moving Forward
✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs
✦ Submit entries to Apps for America and
Apps for Democracy
✦ Explore possibilities locally
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79. Moving Forward
✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs
✦ Submit entries to Apps for America and
Apps for Democracy
✦ Explore possibilities locally
✦ Connect with others...
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81. Open Govt., Open
Source Community
✦ SunlightLabs Google Group:
groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs
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82. Open Govt., Open
Source Community
✦ SunlightLabs Google Group:
groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs
✦ github.com/sunlightlabs
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83. Open Govt., Open
Source Community
✦ SunlightLabs Google Group:
groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs
✦ github.com/sunlightlabs
✦ #transparency on irc.freenode.net
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84. Open Govt., Open
Source Community
✦ SunlightLabs Google Group:
groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs
✦ github.com/sunlightlabs
✦ #transparency on irc.freenode.net
✦ @sunlightlabs on Twitter
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