Are you a big fan of See Click Fix or mapping data that’s made available from government—like crime data? If so, you’re in for a treat on June 3, 4, and 5th. The first ever, CityCamp Raleigh is coming. And you can be a part of it.
High level – it’s Raleigh citizens creating solutions for open government. Our city is short on budget, staff, and even solutions. But as citizens, we have problems that need to be solved and ideas on how to fix them. So a bunch of us aren’t waiting any more. You shouldn’t either.
You don’t need to be technical to attend and participate. We need ideas, creativity, and participation for CityCamp Raleigh to be a success. See some of the details below and join in the CityCamp movement.
CityCamp Raleigh is three days of open sourced talks, workshops, and hands-on problem solving, to re-imagine the way the web, applications, technology, and participation will shape the future of Raleigh.
CityCamp brings together government, business, neighborhood, non-profit, and academic communities to work toward next generation solutions for Raleigh. You don’t need to be technical either–we need ideas from a variety of participants to help create solutions.
The purpose is to highlight the power of participation, promote open source in local government, and explore how technology is used to increase government transparency. CityCamp Raleigh will foster communities of practice and create outcomes for participants both during, and after the event.
We’ll be hearing inside views of the city from local leaders and getting inspiration from experts on social innovation and open data, before a participatory barcamp to discuss problems and new ideas, and finally, a work day to see what solutions we can create.
We want to collaborate and create the next generation of government using community-based solutions. CityCamp Raleigh is how open government, “Gov 2.0,” goes local–and you can join the movement.
Find out more at http://citycampral.org/