about code for ireland brigade is an organizing force for local civic engagement - a network with...

About

Code for Ireland Brigade is an organizing force for local civic engagement -

a network with local chapters of civic-minded volunteers, who contribute skills

toward using the web as a platform for municipal government and community service.

Purpose

The purpose of Brigade is to

create and sustain

local instances

of shared goals and strategic outcomes

1. Governments leveraging technology more effectively2. Citizens and community groups solving civic issues3. Cities collaborating to work better4. Civic apps built on linked, open data

Targeted Outcome

Establish or reinforce alocal citizen group for civic tech that interacts with municipal government on a regular basis.

Membership

Brigades are

local volunteer groups

who are members of

the Code for Ireland Brigade network.

Membership is free and open.

Our Network

5 Activities

ORGANIZE!

OPEN CIVIC DATA!

SHARE CIVIC TECH!

HELP GOVERNMENT GET OPEN!

CODE!

Brigades Help Fellows and Local Government Partners by:

Informing local communities about CfIre

Anchoring local, civic tech community

Organizing structured activities

Key Membership RolesCoders & Repo Managers

o Volunteers who get (or want to learn about) hackathons, agile development, GitHub and open source, civic tech

Graphics & UX Designers

o Volunteers who understand (or want to learn about) what we mean when we say "let's make the interfaces to government more beautiful and easier to use"

Subject Matter Experts

o Volunteers who share knowledge with civic technologists about in the inner workings of municipal government operations

Metrics

How will we know if a brigade is effective?

Does Several of:Endorsed by local government partner and CfIre

Meets on a regular basis, at least monthly

Maintains a clear plan of action, at least annually

Curates linked, open data for the common good

Implements open source, civic tech locally

Affects structural changes in local gov

Recruits local & national membership periodically

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