Code for America

Target SDGs

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Code for America has government partnerships with more than 100 local government across the U.S. including Albuquerque, NM, Anchorage, AK, Atlanta, GA, Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, City and County of San Francisco, CA, Denver, CO, Detroit, MI, Honolulu, HI, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, Miami-Dade County, FL, New Orleans, LA, New York, NY, Oakland, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Puerto Rico, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, West Sacramento, CA

Countries

United States

Manufacturing/Building Method

Code for America is a site developed over HTML. Solutions published on their GitHub site include JavaScript, Ruby, Python, CSS and HTML languages.

Intellectural Property Type

Open-source

User Provision Model

Users can access Code for America with basic internet service. There is also a GitHub site with different tools and apps available for download and implementation.

Distributions to Date Status

Code for America has grown from a single city based initiative in 2009 to a worldwide network of 185 active brigades worldwide that work with the same philosophy of sharing and contributing open-source ICT solutions to strengthen and modernize local and national governments. Code for America has government partnerships with more than 100 local government across the U.S.

Design Specifications

Code for America platform is a web portal built with standard HTML development. Apps and software available in the GitHub site are built in many different languages and based on different databases.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

The platform has a How-to section which contains information on relevant subjects such as "how governments analyze and buy the technology needed to deliver digital services", "strategies to discover what the people who use your digital services want and give it to them" or "how to build inclusive, transparent and interactive community participation in the 21st century" and others are discussed.

Each solution published on their GitHub site has its own technical support section too.

Replacement Components

N/A

Lifecycle

N/A

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Unknown

Vetted Performance Status

Unknown

Safety

N/A

Complementary Technical Systems

N/A

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

N/A

Evaluation methods

Unknown

Other Information

There is a Code for America YouTube channel with informative videos and footage from various summits.

According to the Washington post, Code for America is the technology world’s equivalent of the Peace Corps or Teach for America.