Code for Development

Code for Development (C4D) is an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which allows governments, civil society and citizens to explore, reuse and contribute open source digital tools to support programs and projects aimed at social and economic development.

This tag brings together all the articles that have been written in Abierto al Público about "Code for Development", including explanatory articles about some tools in the C4D catalog, results and other updates.

How Veracruz replicated the platform that opens public works

September 23, 2019 by Gerardo Pérez Gallardo Leave a Comment

In the city of Veracruz, Mexico, the City Council implemented an open source platform that originated in the city of Buenos Aires. In this post, the team from Veracruz recounts their learning from adapting the tool to their local needs during implementation. Veracruz Obras has become yet another open-source digital tool for the Veracruz City Council that contributes to … [Read more...] about How Veracruz replicated the platform that opens public works

How to make the most of the IDB’s Code for Development platform

September 17, 2019 by Kyle Strand - Laura Paonessa - Jesenia Rodríguez - Open Knowledge Team Leave a Comment

Have you ever started looking for software or a digital tool to strengthen a project? Or have you thought about hiring the development of a new tool to solve a challenge? If so, the new code.iadb.org can help you. The IDB launched the Code for Development initiative in early 2017 precisely to serve teams that seek to incorporate software into their responses to the challenges … [Read more...] about How to make the most of the IDB’s Code for Development platform

Getting the most out of your open source software initiative

September 13, 2019 by Kyle Strand Leave a Comment

Open source software is an important knowledge asset. When treated as such, it can have a much larger impact. Organizations are increasingly working to share open source software they create and advocate the reuse of open source software. At the IDB we’ve been promoting the internal reuse of open source software as well as sharing it externally for over two years now, through … [Read more...] about Getting the most out of your open source software initiative

What can we learn from our Development Superheroes?

September 11, 2019 by Luz Angela García Ferro - Jenifer Silva - David Zepeda Leave a Comment

These teams found a way to overcome complex conditions to achieve development projects in their countries. Meet the 2019 finalists from eight projects of the IDB contest “Superheroes of Development”. The execution of development projects is as complex as the expected results. Endeavors such as the construction of roads, the universalization of health services, access to … [Read more...] about What can we learn from our Development Superheroes?