The following guide has been provided in order to help governments and organizations around the world understand the ins and outs of how we’ve run Apps for Democracy contests over the past year+ and is structured in such a way that you’ll be able to start your own when the time comes.
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“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 [...]

UPDATED: The final round winner will be announced in early August. More soon!
The final round of Apps for Democracy “Community Edition” is now closed. Applications that were submitted will be judged the week of 7/6/2009 and an announcement of the final winner will be made the week of 7/13/2009.
Thank you to all participants thus far [...]

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 [...]

If you missed the call this afternoon with Dmitry Kachaev, Director of Research & Development for DC’s Office of the CTO the following recording will give you further insight into Apps for Democracy “Community Edition” - especially with regard to the structure of DC’s Open 311 API:
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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 [...]

A FULL SUMMARY OF INSIGHTS GATHERED ARE HERE
On May 17th, citizens from around DC reached out to their neighbors to discuss the problems and ideas they had which could be addressed with technology. We’re happy to announce that our $1000 Social Citizen Award goes to Shireen Mitchell and Jill Foster for their in depth, multi-media [...]

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Three short weeks ago, we announced Apps for Democracy “Community Edition” with the intention of using the month of May as an insights collection period that would inform our technology development period in June.  We’ve been using online and offline methods to gather input from as many citizens as possible. Last Sunday was “Social Citizen [...]

This weekend is Social Citizen Sunday (5/17) and DC residents across the city have raised their hands to talk to their neighbors about the problems and ideas they have that can be addressed with technology.
In fact, we’ve been collecting insights online, and in the first 7 days, 140+ insights were submitted - you can read, [...]

“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 [...]

Many of you may have already read the CTO of DC’s (Vivek Kundra) essay on The Digital Public Square - it’s a succinct explanation of a philosophy that has guided Apps for Democracy and is inspiring people around the world. You can find the Apps for Democracy case study here as well if you’re interested [...]

We’re currently in the brainstorming/introspection/reflection phase for what an Apps for Democracy v2.0 would look like. We created and launched the first one in a very short period of time and by no means got it exactly right in all areas. If we produce a second, what should we do differently? Please use the comments [...]

The people have spoken and the following two applications were most beloved by those who visited the application directory:
With 744 votes as of 7pm EST on 11/14/2008 representing 22.4% of the popular vote:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/carpool-mashup-matchmaker/

and with 435 votes as of 7pm EST on 11/14/2008 representing 13.1% of the popular vote:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-bikes-your-guide-to-biking-in-dc/
Both Car Pool Mashup Matchmaker and DC Bikes [...]

Wash. DC Mayor Adrian Fenty’s Press Conference on the Apps for Democracy Innovation Contest from Justin Thorp on Vimeo.

Apps for Democracy from Shaun Farrell on Vimeo.

After 30 days and 47 application submissions DC’s OCTO and iStrategyLabs is proud to announce the following Apps for Democracy Medal Winners. Voting for the two people’s choice awards is open until 7pm Friday 11/14.
Indie Gold:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/iliveat/
Agency Gold:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-historic-tours/
Indie Silver:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/park-it-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/wheres-my-money-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-crime-finder/
Agency Silver:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/stumble-safely/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-location-aware-realtime-alerts/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/we-the-people-wiki/
Indie Bronze:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-pedestrian/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/citystat/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dcra-building-permit-dashboard/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/achieve-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/hansen-daily-quick-browse/
Agency Bronze (only 4 of 5 awarded):
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-bikes-your-guide-to-biking-in-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/carpool-mashup-matchmaker/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-community-gardens/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/mpd-incidents-mobile-phone-access/ (Aggregate prize for 5 total mobile apps)
Honorable Mentions:
All other [...]

There are only 2 days left for folks to submit to Apps for Democracy. There are some really interesting applications that are already launched and many more to come.
Through the course of this contest we’ve tried to keep up with all the great feedback we’ve received from blogs and publications around the net. Here’s a [...]

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 [...]

We’re just getting the ball rolling here for the Apps for Democracy contest and here are some quick stats:
-There are 90 people RSVP’d to attend the awards ceremony.
-8 people have submitted initial apps, and the first one went live within 2 days of the contest opening. See it here.
Apps for Democracy Articles:
[Washington Post]
Apps for Democracy [...]

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.

By Vivek Kundra
Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Government
In ancient Athens—the model for the democracy envisioned by the framers of our Constitution–citizens met, face to face, in the agora—the public square–to conduct business, debate civic issues, and drive the decisions of government. Gone are the days of daily meetings at the agora. Today, citizens know [...]

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I wish I could say we’ve been working on launching Apps for Democracy “for months” and now we’re ready for prime time….
The reality is that we’ve had 6 days to pull together this entire program!!! So, if you see a bug, typo, broken anything, please let us know so we can fix it.
What you’re about [...]