Power politechs

• Autores: Chris Baraniuk
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2923, 2013, págs. 36-39
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Baraniuk talks about the civic hackers--an army of volunteer coders who are challenging preconceptions about hacking and changing the way the government operates. In a time of plummeting budgets and efficiency drives, those in power have realized that they needn't always rely on slow-moving, expensive outsourcing and development to improve public services. Instead, they can consider running a hackathon, at which tech-savvy members of the public come together to create apps and other digital tools that promise to enhance the provision of healthcare, schools or policing. What started as mere tinkering is now promoted by governments across Europe and the Americas. Some civic apps boast hundreds of thousands of users and the movement's backers have grown so much in power that they now command the ear of municipal and national politicians.