Everyone jumped on the app contest bandwagon. Now what?
Alex Howard | O'Reilly Radar | August 19, 2011
The open government community has learned some hard lessons about app contests and sustainability, many of which, when expressed here on Radar last month, created a strong debate.
After reading Andy Oram's post, Virginia-based civic developer Waldo Jacquith, who was recently recognized as a "champion of change by the White House for his work on Richmond Sunlight, published a sharp critique of government app contests in general. Jacquith writes that, after watching the applications presented at June's Health Data Initiative Forum, he came to a realization that there are two categories of apps...
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No Need for Contests
The number of mobile apps, meeting every need imaginable, is growing exponentially. Innovation is running rampant. The marketplace is moving so fast that having the government hold a contest, while laudable, seems questionable.