探索你的城市：社區行動主義 2.0

Social media has been 1)lauded as the best method for creating civil activism—from rounding up rallies for revolution， to rewarding 2)bus monitors who could do with a break. Yet without a beat to dance to， there’s not much point in trying to harness the crowd and this is where civic technologies can really help to create change.

The trend for getting things done via technology has really taken off in recent years. Being able to connect causes to online platforms no doubt helps this along. Here’s a look at some global campaigns that are changing things for the better.

社交網絡媒體已經被贊頌為創造公民行動的最佳方法——從匯聚力量牽起革命，乃至為經受學童辱罵的校車督導員們籌集慰問金。然而沒有具體目的而匯聚群眾是沒有多大意義的，如同跳舞沒有拍子。但是這正是公民技術能真正助力創造改變的地方。

近些年，社會上吹起了一股以科技助力一切的風潮。能把社會運動與網上平臺連接起來，無疑加速了這一趨勢。現在讓我們看看一些讓事物變得更加美好的全球性活動。

Brickstarter wants people to have a say in the way their city works. The project hopes to launch later this year and its aim is to bring together civil entrepreneurs and shed some light on their work and ideas. This way， both citizens and local governments can see what is on the table.

The organisation notes that regulators move far more slowly than small companies， but both businesses and authorities need to understand each other in order to create change. To begin with， projects will be invite-only， but once they are chosen， they will be open for people to support if they wish.

Good for Nothing brings people together to develop strategies for change， and much of the organisation’s work involves hackers that attempt to improve the places we live in.

Tech volunteers gather at Good for Nothing’s events and often work through a weekend to find ways in which they can help organisations focused on positive change. A recent event brought about some great mobile ideas for helping in education and youth volunteering.

Naturally， implementing solutions can take a long time through larger organisations， but a hack weekend like this can 3)kick-start ideas and create proof of concept for those willing to push things forward through the use of technology.

I am a City Changer is a global campaign， promoted by UN-Habitat， the city agency of the United Nations. Its aim is to help citizens become aware of urban problems and encourage them to create better cities.

The work has a focus on sustainable development， in order to create 4)resilient， greener， safer， healthier and productive cities， especially those in developing nations.

Brickstarter想要人們在其自身城市的運作上能夠擁有發言權。這個項目希望在今年晚些時候啟動，其目標是匯集一些社會企業，分享其項目及背后的理念。這樣，市民和當地政府可以一同審視面前的各種選擇。

該組織注意到，監管部門根本追不上小型公司的發展步伐，但是企業和政府部門都需要互相了解才能夠創造改變。初始階段，這些項目只邀請部分企業及人士參與，而大眾只要愿意都可以參與對獲選的項目的各種支持活動。

Good for Nothing把人們聚集在一起為變革出謀劃策，這個機構的許多工作中還包括為了改善我們所居住的地方而進行的“黑客”行動。

Good for Nothing的技術志愿者往往會聚集在一起工作，且常常周末都不休息，他們共同去尋找能夠幫助各機構聚焦于積極性改變的方法。最近的一項活動就激發出不少手機應用的點子，有助促進教育及青年志愿活動。

自然地，通過稍大的機構執行解決方案將需要很長一段時間，但是像這樣的一個黑客周末能夠推動發起一些想法，并且為那些希望通過技術應用推動事物發展的人創造機會進行概念驗證。……