Code for Hong Kong
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Lingnan University
@vincent_lcy
Co-founder, Code4HK
Developer @ a local start-up
Drive Social Changes by Code
用程式改變香港
software is eating the world
Marc Andreessen
Tech is in the air!
Government
works well?
FAILED
95% of US gov IT Projects
Private philanthropy to the developing world surpasses the monetary contributions of all governments COMBINED
Solution Revolution, by William & Paul
the most significant impact of the spread of communication technologies is reallocating the concentration of power away from states and institutions and transfer it to individuals.
New Digital Age by Eric Schmidt & Jared Cohen
//Tech makes dialogues cheap
& decisions better//
Reach Consensus
Loomio
Pol.is/hk
Tech as
a platform
a language
Cross-sector collaboration
#UmbrellaMovement
Image: InmediaHK
//Tech promote understanding//
Facts
before rational discussion
Northeast map
新界東北地圖
http://northeast.code4.hk
Census Explorer
http://gazetteer.hk
Better Info?
Do something with it
http://71map.code4.hk
http://adoptahydrant.org/
Collaboration with Media
//Tech itself encourages sharing & easy scale up//
Open Source ecourages share
10million+ repos at github
1140B+ value/year (by Carlo Daffara)
IT get everyone connected
Unconferences
//Code4HK itself is a sharing economy//
- Maker Made
- User use
- Learner Learnt
- Problems get solved
Civic Hacking
Decentralized
10+ Events & Hackathons
10+ Projects
2000+ IT Professionals Manhours Donated
Hackathons
Hack + Marathon
Sharings / Workshop
Ingredients
- Community & Culture of passionate technologists
- Open Data
- Well-informed & partcipating General Public
Better Information
Better Collaboration
Better Economy
Better Society
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