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This Week in Sharing: Open Cities, Open Education, OpenNews

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An urban prototyping manifesto, the Maker movement takes to the National Mall, a community for open source journalism, and more in this week in sharing. Read more »

This Week in Sharing: Hammer Time

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This week in sharing, a series of events and meetups in NYC devoted to the sharing economy, the Knight Foundation releases an in-depth report on the civic tech movement, and open science and open hardware get their own weekends to shine. Read more »

Open Data Emerges as a Global Movement

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As open data is embraced by governments around the world, its value is becoming a hot topic of debate. Read more »

Submit and Discuss Ideas for the Code Across Austin Hackathon

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At civic hackathons, you don’t need to be a coder to help solve civic problems, you just need to care. That's why if you're in Austin on September 8th, you should join Code for America, Neighborland, and Shareable for the Code Across Austin Hackathon. Read more »

How to Rebuild the City as a Platform

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For cities to remain stable and vital in the decades ahead, government institutions, local economies, and neighborhoods must radically change. Here's where to start. Read more »

Hacking Like We Give A Damn

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It's not apathetic to ignore the sideshows and scandals of the election cycle in favor of taking local, tactical, and distributed civic action. Read more »

Getting Cities to Share Their Data, Not Sell It

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Not all public transit info is free to citizens. How to encourage cities to make public data accessible to all. Read more »

Civics, Sweat, and Open Data: A Recipe for the Future of Government

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Without citizen participation, democracy doesn’t work. Code for America's Mark Headd on the organization's new initiative to give governments and citizens a toolkit for change. Read more »

Making Skill Shares Part of an Organizational Learning Plan

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What untapped skills does your organization's staff have at its disposal? Code for America's Jim Craner on how to build a skill sharing program in-house. Read more »

Open Source Crowdsourcing for Cities and Neighborhoods

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The location-aware crowdsourcing platform Shareabouts is a compelling example of how civic tech can serve the public interest and enrich the commons. Read more »
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