I’m happy to announce this morning that skeevisArts was given an Honorable Mention in the Apps for Democracy 2 competition.
The goal of the competition was to build applications that would tie into DC’s 311 API, which allows residents to submit work requests to the municipal government.
The winning team focused on building tools for iPhone and Facebook users, and built a technologically impressive product.
We went a different route – building a dead-simple interface that could run anywhere (homes, schools, libraries, government offices), allowing anyone to submit an issue, without the need for any technology or profiles. We also added in some useful features, such as the ability to get a phone call when the work is complete.
We still believe very much in the product, and will continue to iterate on it in the future. We hope that within the next six months, our trio of service offerings (iPhone, Facebook, Web) will unite and show what citizen-driven innovation can do for America.
If you’re looking to implement this in your municipality, send us an email.