Outreach presentation for the open oakland economic development subcommittee
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Making Our City (better)
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Short presentation used by the Open Oakland Economic Development subcommittee when conducting informational interviews. This presentation was given to Oakland City staff and the Kapor Center in January and April respectively.
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Making Our City (better)
• A Code for America Brigade• All volunteer led & operated – 501(c)(3)…• Techs, advocates, gov staff, researchers,
Oakland fans.• Meet weekly for civic hack nights in city hall!• Focused on Open Government, Open Data,
Opensource tech• Work as a community, supporting OpenGov in
OAK
www.openoakland.org
• A resident with no tech background. Yes. You.• A developer• A designer• A business person• A city staff person• A nonprofit worker or an advocate• A student• A marketer
www.openoakland.org
Yes, we need you! If you are…
What is Civic Hacking
Photo credits: Library of Congress
Photo credits: Sunlight Foundation
Why Open Source?
Our Projects
Make – your voice heard
Supporting other makers/hackers
data.openoakland.org
What Open Enables
www.openbudgetoakland.org
Search, explore, discuss. Easily
Following the money
Adopt Your City (Infrastructure)
adoptadrainoakland.com
Coming soon… Councilmatic!
Economic Development + Open Oakland
Kami Griffiths - Community Technology NetworkSarah Filley - PopUp HoodMax Cadji - Phat BeetsSusan Montauk - Oakland Parks CommissionEleanor Hollander - Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of CommerceJose Corona - Inner City AdvisorsReverend Daniel Buford - Allen Temple Baptist ChurchAmy Henderson - Rebuild the DreamSusan Mernit - Live Work OaklandMario Lugay - Kapor CenterSteve Spiker - Urban Strategies Council
...and the City of Oakland!
What We’ve HeardPossible Projects• Create/aggregate a database of tech access points (CTN)• Tech training for staff (Phat Beets)• Identifying the true cost of digital illiteracy (CTN)• System for submitting, processing, & tracking building &
business permits (City of Oak)• Accessing the data collected by apps like Spot Mojo collected?
(City of Oakland)• Inventory of available business space (City of Oakland, PopUp
Hood)• Connect volunteers to park projects (Parks Commission)• Tech literacy assessment/standardization (Open Oakland)• Mentoring • Tech training with small business in areas of transition (City)• Supporting the City’s Business Assistance Center (City)
What We’ve Heard
Geographic Areas of Focus• San Pablo corridor• High Street and Fruitvale Ave. in East Oakland• Old Fairfax Antique Row in East Oakland• Golden Gate Neighborhood• Old Oakland• International Boulevard
Reaching Us●@OpenOakland●Submit ideas online: openoakland.org/ideas●Civic Hack Night Tues 6:30 in Hearing Room ●Contact us directly:
○@eleanorcasson [email protected] ○@siruguri [email protected]
○@ellietumbuan [email protected]○@Howard_D [email protected] ○@consultantweet [email protected]○ [email protected]
