Code for All: Comparative Models Across BordersCatherine BracyDirector of Community OrganizingCode for America@cbracy

2011

Code for All is an international network of people and organizations who believe that digital technology opens new channels for citizens to more meaningfully engage in the public sphere and have an positive impact on their communities.

We enlist and support the public to create digital resources, tools and practices that result in stronger local communities and more responsive and effective governments.

Innovations on the Model➔ Japan: Corporate partnership model➔ Germany: Focus on citizen science➔ Mexico City: Brigadistas➔ Africa: Partnering with media organizations

Lessons➔ Unpacking implicit American values in

Code-for model➔ Fellowship is really high maintenance➔ Sub groupings not necessarily by region but

by shared context➔ Balance between strong local organizations

and a strong network➔ We share a lot of the same challenges

Fake it ‘til you make it.

What’s Next➔ Independent organizational structure

➔ Infrastructure to support the global civic tech community

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