In an otherwise innocuous media advisory sent Monday evening portending the announcement of a new “smart-phone reporting system,” the city shared the first glimpse of the future.
News conference to demonstrate new technology for reporting abandoned vehicles, broken street lights etc; and introduce Code for America fellowship recipients who will work with the City.
Code for America is the nonprofit organization that seeks to transform local governments through technology, making them more efficient and responsive to citizens’ needs in the 21st Century.
Honolulu last year won the right to have some of the organization’s self-described “geeks” work on our local problems. Today’s the day that they’ll be unveiled to the public, and we’ll get to see what they’ll be working on.
Carlisle will be joined by the Department of Information Technology and the CFA fellows for the 10:45 a.m. press conference at Honolulu Hale.
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