Does anyone know of any civic tech opportunities in Wales right now? I'm quite keen to contribute to any projects where I may have a relevant skillset to offer, but I barely know where to start looking #civictech #wales #cymru
@ravi Where are you based? What sort of thing were you looking for?
There is this site, although it is probably not much help, but might be an interesting start.
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
I bidded for one contract on there myself (didn't win it) and wrote a bid response with some vets to develop an app - we did win that one (wooowoo!)
@mglewis hey Martyn - I’m based in Cardiff at the mo. I do have a full-time job currently, so I was thinking more voluntary work and contributions to FOSS projects that provide civic empowerment in some form. So e.g., when I lived in London, I saw a project that used open data to build maps/repos of useful resources, points-of-interest and so on for the local community
So I was generally thinking along those lines, but I’m new to the space so I’m keen to see what’s out there!
It might be worth giving a shout to the Hacktion Lab network. :D
https://hacktionlab.org/Welcome_to_HacktionLab
They're based around Bristol and the SW of England, but have members from South Wales. :D
Their archives can be found here: