Contest crowdsources tech solutions to America's problems
Summary
There are plenty of apps that let you share clothes, hail cabs, and procure food on-demand, but there are few that make your community a better place to live. The tech nonprofit Code for America and online engagement platform MindMixer have winnowed more than 350 submissions down to 25 finalists, and you get to pick the winner. The list of finalists includes ideas as varied as a social network for nonprofits, a community app for sharing resources, and a mobile payment solution for traffic cops. We want to show government that this process can be open.” The contest was designed to encourage community-oriented tech solutions that could be scaled upward, and that would change people’s lives for the better. She submitted two other ideas that also made it to the finals: a bike-pooling app and a network for restaurants or caterers to connect with homeless shelters to donate leftover food.
