July 31, 2019 • 21 mins
Civic Software with Alex Pedersen and Abhi Nemani
Guests
Alex Pedersen: Co-founder of Polco (https://info.polco.us/).
Abhi Nemani (https://twitter.com/abhinemani) Founder of EthosLabs (https://ethoslabs.us/).
Summary
This week, we have Alex Pedersen of Polco and Abhi Nemani of EthosLabs. They're both involved in various uses of technology to increase civic engagement. We'll talk about how technology can improve the public sector and why technologists should be interested in public sector work.
Notes
02:09 - Technology and Civic + Political Engagement
06:14 - Risks of Making the Government More Technological
10:01 - Balancing Conversations Amongst Citizens
12:18 - Building and Designing Software for Government vs Commercial Use
14:39 - Getting Involved in Government, Civic Engagement, and the Public Sector
- Code For America (https://www.codeforamerica.org/)
- Chi Hack Night (https://chihacknight.org/)
- Abhi's Course Notes in Civic Tech (https://abhinemani.com/civictechcourse/lectures/) Special Guests: Abhi Nemani and Alex Pederson.
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