SOUTH BEND – Mayor Pete Buttigieg has announced that South Bend has been selected as one of nine communities in the United States to participate in the Code for America Fellowship Program in 2013. The others are: Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, Oakland, San Francisco, San Mateo County, Calif., Summit County, Ohio (Akron), and New York City.
The program is aimed at helping local governments foster technology innovation. Three Code for America fellows will be assigned to South Bend.
“This is an exciting announcement for the City of South Bend,” said Buttigieg. “We’ve made a concerted effort to become a more innovative and technologically creative city. Good government starts with being a smarter and more efficient operation. As a Code for America 2013 partner, we are putting South Bend in high gear as we strive to better serve the people of our community.”
The partnership was made possible with the support and collaboration of South Bend, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, AT&T, Memorial Hospital, Teacher’s Credit Union Foundation, and 1st Source Bank.
“We are very excited to officially announce our partnership with South Bend,” said Code for America founder and Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka. “South Bend is a leader in the innovation world, and our fellows will have the chance to be at the forefront of that innovation. With the support of such forward-thinking and dedicated city staff, we look forward to continuing to build long-lasting partnerships with the City.”
