Civic Apps Competition Handbook by Eyler-Werve, Kate -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Civic Apps Competition Handbook Preface

A Practical Guide for Organizing a Civic Apps Competition This Guide Contact Us Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us

1. The Pursuit of Accountability, Efficiency, and Economic Growth

History of Apps Contests

CACs and Goals—Do They Deliver?

Transparency and accountability Government efficiency Private sector activity

Competition ROI

Next Chapter: What CACs Create

2. Benefits of Civic Apps Competitions

Case Study What Civic Apps Competitions Achieve

Accountability

1. Raise awareness of available open government data sources 2. Focus energy on building apps on open data 3. Improve government transparency by making open data accessible

Government Efficiency

4. Create apps that benefit people and businesses 5. Crowdsource public data priorities

Economic Growth

6. Drive innovation 7. Build a community of practice around open government data

Next Chapter: Goals and Metrics

3. Identifying Goals and Metrics for Your Apps Competition

Translating Benefits into Goals and Metrics

1. Raise Awareness of Available Open Government Data Sources 2. Build Apps on Open Data 3. Create Apps That Benefit Residents, Visitors, and Businesses 4. Improve Government Transparency 5. Drive Innovation 6. Crowdsource Data Publishing Priorities 7. Build a Community of Practice Around Open Government Data

Identifying Your Competition’s Ideal Goals and Metrics of Success Table of Robust Goals and Metrics Next Chapter: Building Your Budget

4. Building Your CAC Budget

Partners The Data Cash Prizes Competition Web Platform Administration

Project Director Project Manager Outreach and Coordination to Civic Organizations and Civic Hackers Communications Technical Support Legal Review

Technical Support Competition Length

Additional Costs

Defraying Costs

Partners and Workload

Next Chapter: Data Resources

5. Surveying Your Data Resources

Structured Versus Unstructured Data Data Content

Organizational Data Government Operations

Documentation Next Chapter: Design

6. Designing Your CAC

Participation Incentives

Multiple Award Categories Professional Networking Opportunities Solving an Interesting Problem

Prize Categories Judging Criteria

The Open-Ended Approach The Targeted Approach

Judging Process Judge Selection Type of Eligible Apps: Mobile, Web, Tablet Participation Drivers: Events and Communications Next Chapter: Common Roadblocks

7. Common Roadblocks

Who Owns the App After the Competition Is Over?

Legal Review of the Rules Submission System and Rules Screening Out Ineligible Submissions Testing Competition Apps Preventing Public Voter Cheating Dealing with the Disgruntled

Next Chapter: The Long Game

8. Building on Success

Engaging in Conversation

Blogging Twitter Email Lists

Participating in Events

Hold Constituent Meetings Attend Events Hosted by Other Open Data and Open Government Groups Conferences

Continuing to Build Apps

Partner with Other Open Government Events and Projects Hackathons and Events

Interview with Jake Porway, Executive Director of DataKind Interview with Veronica Ludwig, Code for America’s IdeaHack organizer Interview with Willow Brugh, Director and James Carlson, Advisor, Random Hacks of Kindness/Geeks without Bounds

Closing Thoughts

Accountability Government Efficiency For-Profit Innovation

About the Authors Copyright

← Prev
Back
Next →

← Prev
Back
Next →