Civic Commons

= Open Government Data initiative in the U.S.

URL = http://civiccommons.com/

Description

"Civic Commons is just starting as an organization, however, we are committed to the following:

• Facilitating the sharing of code among government entities, with an eye towards developing an “Open Civic Stack”

• Connecting governments throughout all phases of technology procurement, and building systems for more transparent & informed technology choices

• Developing and supporting Open Data and Open Standards as foundations of an “Open Civic API”

• Spreading government technology best practices

• Building a community of “civic hackers” and give them clear opportunities to assist in the development of government technology"

(http://civiccommons.com/about/)