Open Gov West, which took place earlier this month in Portland, Oregon, was by all accounts a success. It was full of passionate innovators, both inside and outside of government, and from all over: people who know that government can’t just be about keeping the lights on and are instead doing the hard work of [...]
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A Hackathon for Everyone
Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jeremy Canfield in Commentary, News
One of the recurring questions about app contests and hackathons is to what extent they create sustainable civic projects. The Summer of Smart series seems to take this challenge head on: it offers as an award a shot at a GAFFTA residency, providing not prize money, but a space to work and pursue their projects in the fall. As a Code for America fellow who gets support to be a civic hacker, obviously I love this idea…