Madrid 'hackathon': Computer hackers invited to set up council web portal
Monday, October 26, 2015 @ 5:30 PM
AT LEAST 70 hackers have come together in a virtual meeting called by Madrid city council under the hashtag #OpenMad offering ways of setting up a 'safe' website for residents to take part in local government decisions, see what their leaders are doing and contact them with their problems or suggestions.
The 'hackathon' – a first in Spain – started off on Twitter and then led to a face-to-face brainstorming session with the help of the Collective Intelligence for Democracy Laboratory (DemIC) at the Prado Medialab in the city centre.
Madrid's mayoress Manuela Carmena wants hackers to develop the council's web portal to make it as watertight as possible, and invited them to share their ideas this weekend.
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