The Beacon Council Supports National Day of Civic Hacking

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Miami-Dade County will host one of over 100 events taking place throughout the U.S. on June 1^st and 2^nd as part of National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH). This is an opportunity for government agencies, businesses, nonprofits and civically-engaged individuals to work together to solve complex social problems. Over 5,000 participants are expected to gather across the nation with more Federal agencies working on the same project on the same day than ever before is US history.

More information about the Miami event can be found on the national website here, as well as the local Eventbrite registration page here. The event will take place at the LAB Miami, a coworking space and ‘campus for social innovation’ in Wynwood funded by the Knight Foundation.

Supporting organizations to date include The LAB Miami, Knight Foundation, The Beacon Council, University of Miami, Florida International University, Miami-Dade County and Miami Foundation.

Hack For Change: Miami will have three different themes:

The Art of Government Data // #artofgovdata
We want participants to explore the use government data as the raw material for artistic expression. What do “we” and “our society” look like when visualized by artists working together with programmers? What do we sound like if composers use government data sets as the fuel for composition?

Sustainability // #code2sustain
How can we leverage environmental data to hack solutions for a more sustainable future? #code2sustain will unlock green data sets for innovators to develop game-changing applications.

Code For America Write-a-thon
No coding experience? No problem. Get started with civic hacking with a write-a-thon for MiamiWiki.org with Miami’s new Code For America Brigade and Hacks/Hackers Miami. Your local knowledge, stories and photos will help create and edit a community-driven Wiki about our city that engages visitors and residents.