Organizers Akron Civic Hackathon
We are the organizers of Akron Civic Hackathon where we hack together with civic leaders to make useful software and hardware.
Akron Civic Hackaton 2015
June 6, 2015
Akron's Third Annual
Civic Hacking Celebration
Akron Civic Hackaton 2015
Thanks!
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You Rock!
Akron Civic Hackaton 2015
Introductions
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OSC Tech Lab
OSC Tech Lab is a platform for creators. We provide a coworking space and services necessary for Akron's freelancers and startups to flourish.
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syn/HAK
synHAK is Akron's 501(c) (3) charitable makerspace: a community-operated place where people can meet and work on their projects.
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coffee and code
A digital consultancy creating amazing success stories with our clients. We spend our time learning about the web so you don't have to.
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whiskey bits
Providing solutions to non-trivial technical problems businesses may have since 2010.
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whiskey bits
Our President issues an Executive Order
May 9, 2013
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National Day of Civic Hacking
National Day of Civic Hacking is a call to action for anyone who wants to make a positive impact on their town, city, and country.
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National Day of Civic Hacking
Year 1: January 1-3, 2013
Year 2: May 31-June1, 2014
Year 3: June 1, 2015
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Code for America
Code for America is a 501 (c) (3) organization that believes government can work for the people, by the people in the 21st century, builds open source technology and organizes a network of people dedicated to making government services simple, effective, and easy to use.
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Code for America
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Mission:
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Civic Leader:
(noun) A Community leader working to serve citizens of a specific region.
Example:
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Civic Hacker:
(noun) Civic Hacker is an individual that acknowledges that there are many civic challenges our civic leaders have, and are willing to volunteer their time and skills to be part of the solution.
Examples:
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Local Challenges
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Local Challenges: CFD Hydrants
Firemen did not have access to hydrant locations on their fire trucks.
Status: They have one way to get the information
cfdhydrants.akroncivichackathon.org
Gaps: Its a webpage, not a webapp; And its slow
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Local Challenges: LocalWiki
LocalWiki is a grassroots effort to collect, share and open the world's local knowledge. It doesn't have much local knowledge about Akron or Summit County
Status: Has 600 locations worth of data (mapped too!)
Gaps: Needs more information, preferably tagged semantically
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Local Challenges: CharityPins
Map all charities that can accept donations to increase communication between them and the community
Status: IRS Data is available
Gaps: Need to geo-locate and map charities
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Local Data
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NationalChallenges
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Agenda
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By Organizers Akron Civic Hackathon
Akron Civic Hackathon 2015 event slides. More info here: https://akroncivichackathon.wordpress.com/akron-civic-hackathon-2015/
We are the organizers of Akron Civic Hackathon where we hack together with civic leaders to make useful software and hardware.