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
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Governments leveraging technology more effectively
Citizens and community groups solving civic issues
Cities collaborating to work better
Civic apps built on linked, open data
Targeted Outcome
Establish or reinforce a
local 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 Roles
Coders & 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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