The Mayor’s Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, along with NYC Digital, has launched the Code Corps. This will be the first municipal program in the United States that “engages vetted volunteer technologists to realize lifesaving City government initiatives with an emphasis on emergency and disaster recovery needs.”  Creation of the Code Corps came about as a result of both the needs that “arose from Hurricane Sandy’s devastating impact on New York City and informed by feedback from the city’s vibrant technology community.”

According to the NYC Digital website, “Code Corps partners include nonprofit and private sector organizations whose data scientists, developers, and designers will partner with City agency representatives to develop strategic projects that serve civic needs. To facilitate effective collaboration, partners will liaise with the Data Advisory and Research Taskforce (DART), a newly formed advisory committee of data scientists, developers, and experts from across City government.”