Code for America is an effort to identify projects that can benefit from web based solutions
“Code for America What We
Do
Working with city
managers, we help to identify projects that can
benefit from web-based solutions. Code for America recruits both the
development teams and the participating cities through competitive application
processes. Once identified and funded, each city project is connected with a
web development team that can further scope the project, develop an action
plan, and deliver an appropriate solution over an 11-month development cycle.
Throughout the development cycle, CfA mentors, trains, and coordinates the
teams and facilitates their relationships with their city management clients.
The applications that Code
for America fellows build fit a certain model: 1) They are web applications –
think Facebook, Yelp, Zillow, or Picnik; 2) They will enable cities to connect
with their constituents in ways that reduce administrative costs and engage
citizens more effectively; 3) They support the move toward transparency and
collaboration; 4) and finally, they are shareable – which means that an
application built for one city can be used by any other city.
Fundamentally, it’s all
about helping American cities use web technology to do a better job of
providing services to citizens.
As the program continues,
we will host a suite of web applications all cities can use, fostering the
adoption of CFA and outside open source projects by cities across the country
and around the world.
Read more about our
program for city governments here.
Read
more about our program for web designers and developers here.”
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