“I thank all the creative citizens and technologists who answered our call for innovative ideas and applications. With the help of these homegrown innovators, we’re engaging the community in government and building a digital democracy model for governments everywhere.” - District Interim CTO Chris Willey.
Today District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Interim [...]
THE FINAL ROUND WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 7/14
App for Democracy “Community Edition” Round 2 just wrapped up and we’re excited to share the following results with you (Final Round submissions are due at Midnight on 7/1):
The $3,000 First Place prize goes to Shaun Farrell for vacantDC! which focuses on using DC Open 311 API [...]
App for Democracy “Community Edition” Round 1 just wrapped up after our Open Code Jam at George Washington University last weekend and we’re excited to share the following results with you (Round 2 Submission are due June 21st at midnight):
The $3,000 First Place prize goes to Victor Shilo, Roman Zolin, and Andrey Andreev for their [...]
We’re just breaking for lunch here at the code jam and here’s some important info for submitting your application prototype by tomorrow’s midnight deadline:
1) Use http://apps09.eventbrite.com/ and select the “Submit Application” Ticket. You’ll be asked for an App Name, URL, Description and Feedback on the API. If you are not submitting a live beta of [...]
“Apps for Democracy produced more savings for the D.C. government than any other initiative.” − Vivek Kundra, former CTO of Washington, DC and current Federal CIO.
Skip the long post and just sit back and watch the full explanation video:
Cut to the chase and submit your insights here and RSVP for Social Citizen Sunday and/or build [...]
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “places of worship near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby places of worship in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “vacant properties near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby vacant properties in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “post offices near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby post offices in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “police stations near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby police stations in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “marinas near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby marinas in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “libraries near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby libraries in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “housing code violations near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby housing code violations in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “hotels near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby hotels in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “gas stations near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby gas stations in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “embassies near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby embassies in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “construction projects near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby construction projects in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “Building Permits near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby building permits issued in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
Apps URL: PointAbout
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use, search for “Banks near me”)
Description:
This app is a location aware iPhone app that will show you nearby banks in Washington, DC.
App by: PointAbout (blog post about their 14 apps)
App Category: Agency
We’ve been talking with a lot of developers who are working on applications for the Apps for Democracy contest and it’s truly amazing the breadth of creative ideas that have been dreamed up in only a 9 day period since we launched the contest. As far as we can tell, there are 15 apps that [...]
PointAbout has been quick out of the gate with an iPhone app that provides location aware alerts for DC residents.
The full app discription and a video to watch the demonstration is here.
You’ll be able to download the app from the Apple App Store in about a week.
Apps URL: http://alerts.PointAbout.com
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use)
Description:
PointAbout Alerts is a realtime, location-aware DC alerting tool for the iPhone, which includes crime reports, building permits and more. This data is provided by Washington, DC and we’re making it “location aware,” meaning the crime alerts in your area, for example, show [...]
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“Apps for Democracy produced more savings for the D.C. government than any other initiative.” − Vivek Kundra, former CTO of Washington, DC and current Federal CIO
In the fall of 2008, DC’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer asked iStrategyLabs how it could make DC.gov’s revolutionary Data Catalog useful for the citizens, visitors, businesses and government [...]
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The District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) which is responsible for DC technology infrastructure and provides a Data Catalog, which provides real-time data from multiple agencies to citizens - a catalyst ensuring agencies operate as more responsive, better performing organizations. Apps for Democracy participants will compete to visualize this data in a manner that is most useful for all.
iStrategyLabs is a digital agency focused on providing clients with interactive strategy, experiential marketing and content creation services. We've created Apps for Democracy to fulfill the DC Government's Office of the Chief Technology Officer's need for visualizing their Data Catalog for the benefit of citizens, visitors and businesses of DC. We hope this model for technology innovation can be adopted by other municipalities in order to strengthen their own technology communities by developing open source solutions for the good of all. Please contact Peter Corbett, CEO, iStrategyLabs with any questions regarding this contest, or to run one in your city.
