The document discusses how software developers enable communication and participation in public spaces. It provides examples like websites that allow people to check voter eligibility and register online. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are mentioned as how millions organized for protests. Mobile apps like Countable make it easy to understand laws and contact lawmakers. Platform as a service examples like DemocracyOS aim to stimulate open government through online deliberation and voting. The document also discusses efforts to archive government data and protect climate data from deletion through downloading and hosting on European servers.

1. Women Who Code
NORTH DALLAS, FEB. 2017

2. Tonight’s Topic:
How we as software developers
enable communication and
participation in the public space

3. How do we enable communication?
Websites
Social Media
Mobile Applications
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Other examples?

4. Websites
 How do you know if you’re eligible to vote?
 Can you register to vote online?
 Communicate with your elected officials
Countable.us
4Us.com

5. Social Media
 How did 3 million people organize nationally
for the January 21 “Women’s March”?
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Slack

6. Mobile Applications
 Countable (Countable.us) – “Countable makes
it quick and easy to understand the laws
Congress is considering. We also streamline
the process of contacting your lawmaker, so
you can tell them how you want them to vote
on bills under consideration.”

7. Platform As A Service (PAAS)
 DemocracyOS (DemocracyOS.org) –
“DemocracyOS is an online space for
deliberation and voting on political proposals.
It is a platform for a more open and
participatory government. The software aims
to stimulate better arguments and come to
better rulings, as peers.”

8. Keepers of History
 Archive of 44th President’s Website -
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/
 “Hackers downloaded US government climate data and stored
it on European servers as Trump was being inaugurated” -
https://qz.com/891201/hackers-were-downloading-
government-climate-data-and-storing-it-on-european-
servers-as-trump-was-being-inaugurated/
 “200 Coders and Hackers United to Save NASA’s Climate Data
From Deletion” - https://futurism.com/200-coders-and-
hackers-united-to-save-nasas-climate-data-from-deletion/