Code for America Commons
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| Established | September 2010 |
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| Location | United States |
| Website | http://commons.codeforamerica.org/ |
Code for America Commons is a project by Code for America and OpenPlans focused on reducing government IT costs by helping government entities share code and best practices.[1] It was initially launched as Civic Commons as an independent nonprofit organization, but later became a program of Code for America.[1] The project is a coordinated effort between Code for America, OpenPlans, and the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).[2]
Projects
Federal IT Dashboard
The Federal IT Dashboard was launched in June 2009 as a government transparency initiative.[3] According to US CIO Vivek Kundra, it was "a website where you could track $80 billion of IT spending annually."[4] Initially it was only available to the federal government, which used the dashboard to monitor project effectiveness and decide the allocation of resources.[4] With help from the Civic Commons initiative, the IT dashboard was made freely available to all government entities in March 2011.[4]
Enterprise Addressing System
The Enterprise Addressing System (EAS) is a web-based application introduced by the San Francisco Department of Technology to manage the city's master database of addresses.[5] In response to other jurisdictions' expressed interest in EAS, the city of San Francisco decided to open source the system with help from Civic Commons.[6] In early 2011, Farallon Geographics developed a secure solution for EAS using open source geospatial technology.[7]
Board of Advisors
- Andrew Hoppin, CIO, New York State Senate
- Brian Behlendorf, Director, CollabNet
- Bryan Sivak, CTO, District of Columbia
- Carolyn Lawson, Director, E-Services for the State of California
- Chris Vein, CIO, City of San Francisco
- David Eaves, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Digital Media
- Deborah Bryant, Public Sector Communities Manager, Oregon State University Open Source Lab
- Gunnar Hellekson, Co-Chair, Open Source for America
- Jennifer Pahlka, Founder and Executive Director, Code for America
- Nick Grossman, Director of Civic Works, OpenPlans
- Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media
References
- ^ a b "Code for America Commons - About". Civic Commons. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Civic Commons Launched to Help Government Share Technology and Cut Costs". DC.gov. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ Elizabeth Montalbano. "Federal IT Dashboard goes Mobile". Information Week. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b c "Cost-Saving IT Dashboard Software Now Available to All Levels of Government". Code for America. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Introducing San Francisco's Enterprise Addressing System". Civic Commons. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "San Francisco's Enterprise Addressing System Is Now Open Source!". Civic Commons. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Case Study: Farallon". OpenGeo. Retrieved 2011-04-26.