Those are just a few of the projects that 13 teams of nearly 50 people developed during a 24-hour Hackathon at Riverfest this past weekend.
The event was organized by Open Wichita, a civic hacking group that aims to solve community problems and increase government transparency through public information.
“In Wichita and across America, budgets are tight, people are frustrated, and everybody is asking, ‘What the heck can I do about it? Can I really make a difference?’ Yes, you can. And yes, you will. … (This is) a growing national movement of people building stronger communities with technology, design and data,” Seamus Kraft, co-founder and executive director of the OpenGov Foundation, told participants. The Washington, D.C.-based foundation recently set up an office in Wichita.
“Don’t think of yourselves as civic hackers. Think of yourselves as civic superheroes.”
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