LAUREL RUMA: "In coders we trust"

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Laurel RUMA In Coders We Trust

@laurelatoreilly

In Coders We Trust

• Laurel Ruma, Gov 2.0 Evangelist, O’Reilly Media, @laurelatoreilly, #ignitenycx

http://codeforamerica.org/binary-art/

In coders we trust

O’Reilly Media Knows Geeks, Coders, Nerds...

@laurelatoreilly #ignitenycx

http://www.cnewmark.com/2009/05/update-re-whos-spock-answer-obama.html

“I welcome my nerd overlords.” -- Craig Newmark

http://www.ngonlinenews.com/news/obama-and-twitter/

“First Nerd President” -- John Hodgeman

"To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative."

-President Obama, April 25, 2009

Government as a Platform

TARGETS

- Securities and Exchange Commission- Smithsonian- National Technical Information Service- PACER- General Printing Office

Government Is A System

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/04/us_election/govt_system/html/introduction.stm

Organize the System

Build an App

Join a Challenge

Build It Yourself

We’re Moving from the Social Web to the Civic Web

- Work on something that matters to you more than money.

- Create more value than you capture.

- Take the long view.

Work on Stuff that Matters

Less click-tivism, more hack-tivism

Laurel RumaGov 2.0 Evangelist, O’Reilly Media, @laurelatoreilly, #ignitenycx

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