National Day of Civic Hacking is a national event that takes place today and tomorrow, in cities across the nation. The event will bring together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs from all over the nation to collaboratively create, build, and invent new solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods, our cities, our states and our country. National Day of Civic Hacking will provide citizens an opportunity to do what is most quintessentially American: roll up our sleeves, get involved and work together to improve our society.
Some FAQs:Bringing it home, the purpose of this blog is to promote transparency, participation and collaboration between governments and citizens. On a personal level, I see it happening between the municipality (with some exceptions) and citizens, but the school district has dug its heels in deeper to discourage transparency, participation and collaboration. The school board directors, on the whole, are secretive, ignore residents' emails, dismiss detailed budget presentations given by residents, reject professional input (CAC), roll their eyes at opposing viewpoints, and on and on.
Q. What is National Day of Civic Hacking?
A. National Day of Civic Hacking is an event during which citizens from around the country will work together with local, state and federal governments as well as private sector organizations with the common goal of improving their community.
Q. When and where will it take place?
A. National Day of Civic Hacking will take place in cities across America on the weekend of June 1-2, 2013.
Q. Who is leading the National Day of Civic Hacking?
A. National Day of Civic Hacking is a national initiative to promote transparency, participation and collaboration between governments and citizens. It’s a collaboration between citizens, organizations, companies and government. Events will take place in cities around the nation.
