National Day of Civic Hacking
See the following -
An Open Source Project To Improve The Accuracy Of CDC's Mortality Data
As part of the National Day of Civic Hacking, which will take place world-wide on Saturday, June 6th, CDC would like to launch an open-source project to develop a Cause-of-Death companion application that will a) help guide medical certifiers through the process of filling out a death certificate and b) provide real-time feedback for common mistakes at the point of data entry.
- Login to post comments
Intel Probes The Private-Sector Side Of Open Government Data
After the National Day of Civic Hacking drew 11,000 participants last June, lead sponsor Intel decided to take a deeper look at a few promising applications. The goal, according to Brandon Barnett, director of business innovation at Intel Labs, is to conduct practical experiments on how innovation takes place in and across business teams, and to see how large datasets can be used as fuel for new products and services.
- Login to post comments
NASA open government team broadens focus to innovation
In true startup fashion, NASA’s open government team has mastered the art of the government “pivot.” Popularized by “The Lean Startup“ author Eric Ries, the concept of the pivot centers around an organization’s ability to adapt its focus based on the realization of new market potential or service need. Read More »
- Login to post comments
White House Gears Up For Second 'Hackathon'
The White House is looking for hackers, tech experts and developers to participate in its second Hackathon on June 1. The goal is to produce "full, production-ready applications and visualization tools" that will be used on the We the People petitioning system under an open-source license. Read More »
- Login to post comments