Civic Code for Social Change: Lessons in Civic Tech Grassroots for Software Engineers

Antti Knutas, Victoria Palacin, Giovanni Maccani, Pablo Aragón, Annika Wolff, Lukas Mocek

Abstract: It is important to raise awareness about the civic tech phenomenon and its relation to software engineering. We explore the best practices for civic tech grassroots for software engineers when working with—or as—civic coders through a case study.