If the web of the 2000s was social, the web of this next decade will be civic. Every time you “like” something on Facebook, you’re voting. And it only takes a click of a mouse to sign a petition on Twitter. But what if this kind of civic action can spill off the network and into local government and our neighborhoods?
If Jennifer Pahlka, the entrepreneur behind Code for America, has her way, that’s precisely what will happen. A nonprofit inspired in part by Teach for America, Code plans to bring developers and city governments together to rebuild America, one civic software project at a time. As the website says, “what if, instead of cutting services or raising taxes, cities could leverage the power of the web to become more efficient, transparent, and participatory?”
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