# Coding a better government

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2012
- Speaker: Jennifer Pahlka
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_pahlka_coding_a_better_government)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Can government be run like the Internet, permissionless and open? Coder and activist Jennifer Pahlka believes it can -- and that apps, built quickly and cheaply, are a powerful new way to connect citizens to their governments -- and their neighbors.

## Lectures

1. [Coding a better government](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jennifer_pahlka_coding_a_better_government/37420179662f), 12 min (TED's player)