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US: After a Series of Foster Care Hackathons, Here’s What Happened Next
Chronicle of Social Change – September 15, 2017
Hackathons – like the foster youth policy and technology hackathons – have spurred a new wave of civic engagement, and these collaborations between the technology and public sector can move the dial on social issues. In an article featured in the Review of Policy Research journal, authors Peter Johnson and Pamela Robinson examine how hackathons, by working with open data and examining government services, can act as a form of civic engagement to spur change.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/news-2/series-foster-care-hackathons-tangible-results-emerge/28199