Stories Hackerspace Charlotte: bridging the gap between pixels and power tools In a society where smartphones, tablets, laptops and televisions dominate our attention, a team of Charlotte hackers is showing how to move ideas beyond the boundaries of a digital screen and grapple with gritty problems in the real world. The […]
Stories Code for America lands in Charlotte. The goal: build citizen engagement. They’re sometimes called the Peace Corp for Nerds. A team of three technology experts from Code for America has been working with Charlotte groups since early February to strengthen levels of citizen engagement. The collaborative effort will produce a new […]
Stories Project LIFT begins to show results in Charlotte Eight months after providing 2,200 free laptop computers for elementary-age students in eight Charlotte schools, Project LIFT is seeing results. Things are looking up. Project LIFT is a partnership of public schools and private companies and foundations, designed to raise […]
Stories Mecklenburg County opens its data for a hackathon For the first time in its history, Mecklenburg County government is organizing a regional hackathon to provide programmers and digital storytellers with resources to transform publicly available datasets into useful tools for citizens. The hackathon will focus on new ways […]