Originally posted at TED.com.
Can government be run like the Internet, permissionless and open? Coder and activist Jennifer Pahlka believes it can – and that apps, built quickly and cheaply, are a powerful new way to connect citizens to their governments — and their neighbors.
Jennifer Pahlka is the founder of Code for America, which matches software geniuses with US cities to reboot local services.
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