Citizens all over the world are falling back in love with the places where they live, committing to lasting relationships with the public spaces that surround their homes. Speaking up and getting their hands dirty is an integral part of making the change to a more politically proactive society.
Ben Berkowitz is co-founder and CEO of SeeClickFix, a web tool that allows citizens to directly communicate with their local representatives to report neighborhood issues they'd like to be fixed with the simple click of a mouse. With his three co-founders, Berkowitz was named Huffington Post's 2010 Technology Game Changer. His talk focuses on civic participation and the future of open governance.
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