Washington DC Apps for Democracy
From:
Steven Clift
Date:
Nov 12 17:33 UTC
Short link
See:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/
Apps for Democracy
for the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer
There's $20,000 worth of cash prizes up for grabs.
You can submit as many apps as you can crank out! The more you build the more
chances you have to win.
Who:
Talented technologists and creatives battling it out to see who can create the
most useful applications from DC's Data Catalog — a resource that has tons of
open data feeds including most recent roadkill pickups! Sweet!
We've divided the contest in two — one prize pool will be awarded to agencies
and one will be awarded to independent developers/designers. This is a good way
to level the playing field and to provide twice the amount of awards! Check out
the prize structure here.
For Agencies:
If you're running/working for a digital agency that builds technology solutions
for your clients, then this is a contest you'll want to submit to and win.
We're going to promote the contest far and wide, and the bragging rights you'll
gain will no doubt drive new business - and serve as a great morale builder for
your talented team. If you're a big shop, put a few teams together and you'll
have a number of chances to win accolades and cash...is it possible for one
agency to sweep this thing?
For Independents:
This contest was created with you in mind. We're going to reward you
financially and with public recognition for your talents. Since you're an
independent, you might need to find some other people to work with (perhaps you
need a front end designer, or a back-end developer or something else), so the
Open Innovation Labs have been setup to give you a place to do that.
2 Days Left! 22 Links to posts about Apps for Democracy.
2008 November 11th
3 Comments
There are only 2 days left for folks to submit to Apps for Democracy. There are
some really interesting applications that are already launched and many more to
come.
Through the course of this contest we’ve tried to keep up with all the great
feedback we’ve received from blogs and publications around the net. Here’s a
[...]
Apps of All Kinds. What are you working on?
2008 October 23rd
4 Comments
We’ve been talking with a lot of developers who are working on applications for
the Apps for Democracy contest and it’s truly amazing the breadth of creative
ideas that have been dreamed up in only a 9 day period since we launched the
contest. As far as we can tell, there are 15 apps that [...]
Filed under APPS08, boalt, pointabout
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Press Recap + Photos and Videos
posted October 20th 2008 with No Comments »
We’re just getting the ball rolling here for the Apps for Democracy contest and
here are some quick stats:
-There are 90 people RSVP’d to attend the awards ceremony.
-8 people have submitted initial apps, and the first one went live within 2
days of the contest opening. See it here.
Apps for Democracy Articles:
[Washington Post]
Apps for Democracy [...]
First Application Submission is Live!
posted October 17th 2008 with No Comments »
PointAbout has been quick out of the gate with an iPhone app that provides
location aware alerts for DC residents.
The full app discription and a video to watch the demonstration is here.
You’ll be able to download the app from the Apple App Store in about a week.
Building the Digital Public Square
posted October 15th 2008 with No Comments »
By Vivek Kundra
Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Government
In ancient Athens—the model for the democracy envisioned by the framers of our
Constitution–citizens met, face to face, in the agora—the public square–to
conduct business, debate civic issues, and drive the decisions of government.
Gone are the days of daily meetings at the agora. Today, citizens know [...]
Get the Apps for Democracy Widget!
posted October 12th 2008 with 1 Comment »