Sxsw march12 2011

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Suggestions on fixing government from the first few months of Code for America

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A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC SERVICE

We recruit leading web and tech professionals,

as well as recent graduates from top-notch

schools who have a passion for public

service.

2011 Recruitment362 Applications

20 Fellows5.5% Acceptance

2011 CFA FELLOWS

jen@codeforamerica.org @pahlkadot @codeforamerica

http://c4a.me/earlyapp

CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION

FIXING GOVERNMENT

#1: Stop reiventing the wheel

FIXING GOVERNMENT

#2: Make data useful for government

WHERE’S MY BUS APP?

FIXING GOVERNMENT

#3: Let citizens fill the gaps

ADOPT-A-HYDRANT

FIXING GOVERNMENT

#5: Make bureaucracy sexy

FIXING GOVERNMENT

You have to understand your bureaucracy to use it against itself.

- Chris Vein

FIXING GOVERNMENT

#6: Leverage demographics

FIXING GOVERNMENT

#7: Listen to millennials

@codeforamerica @pahlkadot jen@codeforamerica.org