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13 ways citizen developers are coding a better America
Code for America has published videos of CfA Fellows demoing their apps during the Code for America Summit held October 13-14 in San Francisco.
Citizen 2.0 white paper highlights 17 examples of government social media innovation
Switzerland-based RedCut has released Citizen 2.0, a white paper of case studies that include 17 examples of social media and government innovation. We asked CEO Hadi Barkat to share his methodology and what he learned.
The opportunity for civic startups
Excellent Civic Startups presentation from Civic Commons Managing Director Nick Grossman.
How civic entrepreneurs and developers can share your work with GovFresh readers
I regularly get emails from start-ups, entrepreneurs and developers who ask to get their products featured on GovFresh.
MC Hammer: 'These tools create a level of transparency that sometimes can be uncomfortable'
O’Reilly Media’s Alex Howard interviewed musician and tech entrepreneur MC Hammer at the 2011 Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco where, towards the end, Hammer talks about the impact social media, mobile and crowdsourcing have on government.
SF Mayor Ed Lee at 2011 Web 2.0 Summit (VIDEO)
O’Reilly Media’s Alex Howard interviewed San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee this week at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Lee discusses open source, open data, apps, mobile and bridging the digital divide.