Washington, DC’s Apps for Democracy 2009 Developer Contest “Community Edition”
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Apps for Democracy is making $34,000 in prizes available to App Developers for collaborate with Washington, DC neighborhoods and the DC Government to create Applications that use technology to address community problems. Apps for Democracy boasts,
“The first edition of Apps for Democracy yielded 47 web, iPhone and Facebook apps in 30 days – a $2,300,000 value to the city at a cost of $50,000“.
Apps For Democracy Community Edition from Peter Corbett on Vimeo.
Check out the Apps created last year.
To find out more information about this years competition visit the Apps for Democracy website.
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