Civic Apps Competition Handbook

Preface;
A Practical Guide for Organizing a Civic Apps Competition;
This Guide;
Contact Us;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Using Code Examples;
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How to Contact Us;
Chapter 1: The Pursuit of Accountability, Efficiency, and Economic Growth;
1.1 History of Apps Contests;
1.2 Next Chapter: What CACs Create;
Chapter 2: Benefits of Civic Apps Competitions;
2.1 Case Study;
2.2 What Civic Apps Competitions Achieve;
2.3 Next Chapter: Goals and Metrics;
Chapter 3: Identifying Goals and Metrics for Your Apps Competition;
3.1 Translating Benefits into Goals and Metrics;
3.2 Identifying Your Competition’s Ideal Goals and Metrics of Success;
3.3 Table of Robust Goals and Metrics;
3.4 Next Chapter: Building Your Budget;
Chapter 4: Building Your CAC Budget;
4.1 Partners;
4.2 The Data;
4.3 Cash Prizes;
4.4 Competition Web Platform;
4.5 Administration;
4.6 Technical Support;
4.7 Competition Length;
4.8 Defraying Costs;
4.9 Next Chapter: Data Resources;
Chapter 5: Surveying Your Data Resources;
5.1 Structured Versus Unstructured Data;
5.2 Data Content;
5.3 Documentation;
5.4 Next Chapter: Design;
Chapter 6: Designing Your CAC;
6.1 Participation Incentives;
6.2 Prize Categories;
6.3 Judging Criteria;
6.4 Judging Process;
6.5 Judge Selection;
6.6 Type of Eligible Apps: Mobile, Web, Tablet;
6.7 Participation Drivers: Events and Communications;
6.8 Next Chapter: Common Roadblocks;
Chapter 7: Common Roadblocks;
7.1 Who Owns the App After the Competition Is Over?;
7.2 Next Chapter: The Long Game;
Chapter 8: Building on Success;
8.1 Engaging in Conversation;
8.2 Participating in Events;
8.3 Continuing to Build Apps;
8.4 Closing Thoughts;