Enhancing serendipity in civic life

Government data sets bring citizens and friends more closely together, says Max Ogden. In the video below, Ogden, a Code for America fellow, talks about how open government data can be used to enhance serendipity in civic life.

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Ogden spoke at “Cities, Code, and Civics,” a civic media session at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media.

[Hat tip to @Participatory]

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