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Storify-verslag keynote Jennifer Pahlka

Jennifer Pahlka van Code for America hield een keynotepresentatie tijdens South by Southwest 2012: Coding the Next Chapter of American History

  1. Jennifer Pahlka takes the stage #sxsw #JPahlka http://pic.twitter.com/8WKpbXVs
    tonyfelice@tonyfelice
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    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:03:31
  2. afairweather
    afairweather@
    "Hippest crowd in the world and I'm talking about what must be the biggest yawn (government technology)" #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:05:08
  3. joeleinbach
    joeleinbach@
    'im going 2 tell you why ppl give a damn abt coding 4 America' -@pahlkadot at 'Coding the Next Chptr of American History' #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:07:51
  4. norahcarroll
    norahcarroll@
    Code for America building accelerator for civic-minded startups. Fantastic way to drive attention to local govt & tech. #JPahlka #SXSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:07:02
  5. husanioakley
    husanioakley@
    #JPahlka showing photos of really terrible government UI. REALLY terrible. No wonder there are so many problems... #sxsw
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:09:40
  6. anu_saha
    anu_saha@
    Appalling look at the screens "behind the counters" at government agencies. Dismally outdated and non-functioning technology #sxsw #jpahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:09:54
  7. omarg
    omarg@
    Good teeth-pulling: gov't spends $140 billion on tech a year. What does Apple pay out to app developers? $2 billion/yr. #Jpahlka #SXSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:12:45
  8. afairweather
    afairweather@
    Pahlka is showing a whole series of people doing cool work with and for government, local and national, #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:11:54
  9. zaidalzaidy
    zaidalzaidy@
    Pothole finding app maps city potholes via car vibrations through iPhone #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:14:48
  10. maureenmcfee
    maureenmcfee@
    “Things are changing. The people who are responsible for government technology are changing.” They are risk takers & leaders. #JPahlka #sxsw
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:12:09
  11. norahcarroll
    norahcarroll@
    Shout out to several #futurecity panelists at the #JPahlka keynote. #SXSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:12:56
  12. I'm seeing Coding the Next Chapter of American History at SXSW 2012. #sxsw #JPahlka schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/ev… http://pic.twitter.com/VZgusU0q
    johnsonty@johnsonty
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    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:13:10
  13. kbierce
    kbierce@
    We can't fix what's wrong with government only w/elections. We also have to engage at lower levels and with bureaucracy. #jpahlka #SXSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:15:03
  14. norahcarroll
    norahcarroll@
    "If we build apps in a city that actually work with city services, citizens can see the value in these apps right away." #JPahlka #SXSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:18:18
  15. rhops
    rhops@
    Code for America started as a lot of things do - over a beer #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:18:48
  16. raylapena
    raylapena@
    Teach for America inspired #JPahlka to start Code for America #SWSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:18:37
  17. afairweather
    afairweather@
    When they started, they focussed on federal level until a city official reached out to them and woke them up. #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:17:06
  18. afairweather
    afairweather@
    Then she realised: people won't do it for profit but they might do it because it's the right thing to do. Civic duty. #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:18:52
  19. afairweather
    afairweather@
    So she quit her job and started Code for America. At first they had no idea how to start, but 13 cities applied immediately. #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:19:29
  20. afairweather
    afairweather@
    "Of course they all didn't pan out - but we got 4 contracts from cities, for a new and totally unproven company." #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:20:25
  21. afairweather
    afairweather@
    They started looking for fellows to work for a small stipend under difficult conditions. Didn't think they'd find people. #sxsw #JPahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:21:19
  22. robpegoraro
    robpegoraro@
    One example: some Code For America fellows needed to buy ties - and learn how to tie them - to meet Boston's dress code. #jpahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:26:11
  23. maureenmcfee
    maureenmcfee@
    In @codeforamerica 's first year they created 21 apps to make nornally frustrating tasks more convenient! Pretty amazing. #JPahlka #sxsw
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:25:40
  24. norahcarroll
    norahcarroll@
    Code for America fellows built a web app for public schools in 2 months that would have taken the city two years for $2mil. #JPahlka #SXSW
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:26:20
  25. robpegoraro
    robpegoraro@
    Why do people sign up for CfA? One said he did b/c he believed that interfaces to .gov "can be simple, beautiful and easy to use." #jpahlka
    Tue, Mar 13 2012 12:28:03

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