Jennifer Pahlka on Code for America

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🗓️ 1 May 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the organization she started. Code for America works with private sector tech people to bring technology to the provision of government services. Pahlka discusses some of the success Code for America has had with improving government and the challenges of citizenship and technology in the 21st century.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:08.5	I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
0:13.1	Our website is econtalk.org, where you can subscribe, comment on this podcast, and find
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0:21.0	You'll also find our archives where you can listen to every episode we've ever done
0:25.2	going back to 2006.
0:27.5	Our email address is mailadycontalk.org.
0:30.0	We'd love to hear from you.
0:31.4	Today is March 23rd, 2017, and my guest is Jennifer Polka.
0:39.4	She has extensive experience in gaming, in technology generally, and she was Deputy Chief
0:45.7	Technology Officer for Government Innovation, Innovation for the U.S. Government's Office
0:50.3	of Science and Technology Policy.
0:52.7	She is also the founder of Code for America, which is our topic for today.
0:57.5	Jennifer, welcome to Econ Talk.
0:59.2	Thank you so much for having me.
1:01.7	What is Code for America?
1:03.5	Well, we are a national nonprofit.
1:06.6	A network of people who believe that government is an important institution, but needs to be
1:12.6	updated to fit the 21st century.
1:15.6	We think government services could work better, outcomes could be better, costs could be reduced,
1:20.8	and we can find new ways to serve those who's needs are the greatest.
1:25.5	We really have to think in new ways and make government work differently to do that, but
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