TREND. Government Calls on Hackers to Help.

What is civic hacking? hackers doing good to solve governmental problems

How does it work? The feds listed 16 issues that it needs helps with and called for a National Day of Civic Hacking. Examples include:

• application process for food stamps, business licenses, criminal record copies, business licenses, affordable housing, 
• developing a community platform for California’s Health and Human Services Commission

Code for America | 4th Annual National Day of Civic Hacking