Code for All is an international network of organizations who believe that digital technology opens new channels for citizens to more meaningfully engage in the public sphere and have a positive impact on their communities.
Apps for Amsterdam 2 was the second open data contest of the municipality of Amsterdam, in which developers were challenged to build apps based on municipality’s data. Besides the contest, in 2012 and 2013 informative meetings about open data were held where civil servants, developers and anyone interested could ask questions. Apps could be submitted if they relate to one of these six themes; safety, mobility, vacancy, energy, tourism & culture and democracy.
Making optimum use of land for new homes and jobs is a key challenge to manage London’s growing population. To this end, this tool has been developed to identify major new opportunities for densification in accessible locations across Greater London. The map-based system will be the first to combine data from several different sources to locate major opportunities at an early stage and prior to any planning being significantly advanced.
Proactive, predictable building portfolio management: Align facilities management with your enterprise mission and business management. Optimize energy use and operations performance across the enterprise. Transform portfolio management and utilize space more effectively. Reduce costs and improve efficiency. Provide an integrated view of facility data for greater management control.
Taipei e-Campus program brings together a wide range of flexible self-learning channels. There are uploaded homemade lessons, order-made courses, online materials in which more than 700 certificated trainings are. They established a platform within the program through which users can share knowledge and experiences with one another. The program operates with a high number of employees and users and with a considerable success.
Mexico City has launched its "Mexico City Digital Baccalaureate (B@DI) as part of its distance‐learning Baccalaureate programme. This programme enables students to take their Baccalaureate on‐line for free, with the assistance and advice of specialists.
Mi Medellín uses platforms which implements new mechanisms to encourage citizens participation through open innovation methodologies.
Stickyworld is a stakeholder engagement platform enabling presentation and detailed discussion of maps, plans, videos and 360 virtual tours. People stick digital ‘post-it notes’ directly on slides to leave comments. This enables feedback throughout the whole project lifecycle for any building or neighbourhood, and has been used across London in Bloomsbury, Kentish Town and Haringey for community engagement, and was also used, for example by The Design Museum, who published a 360° virtual tour of their new museum to stick comments on.
Team London Bridge (TLB), with support from Southwark Council, is developing an Action Plan to champion local aspirations and concerns. Selected for its simplicity, Commonplace designed and delivered a specific iteration of its web-based platform for public engagement. This allows people to visit the website and place a marker on the map to show their location of interest. The resultant interactions help forge suggestions and strategies for the Action Plan, with consultation data available to TLB in real time.
Symology develops and supplies the most advanced range of integrated solutions for the management of infrastructure assets, including highways, land and property, bridges and structures, public lighting, and distribution networks. Our industry vision, user-focused approach and 32 year history of supplying proven solutions enables us to help our clients streamline their business processes and create best value operations.