Civic Tech, Open Data and Python

CIVIC TECH, OPEN DATAAND PYTHON

GREG KEMPE — @longhotsummer greg@kempe.net

CIVICrelating to the duties or activities of people inrelation to their town, city, or local area.

— Google

CIVIC TECHtechnology that aids civic engagement,education, empowerment, transparency andaccountability.

— @longhotsummer

DEXTERAND THE 2014 NATIONAL ELECTIONS

elections2014.mediamonitoringafrica.org

WAS THE COVERAGE... BALANCED & FAIR?COMPREHENSIVE?PEOPLE-CENTERED?

PARTY MEDIA COVERAGE

62.15 %

22.23 %

6.53 %

38.20 %

25.30 %

13.40 %

Votes received Media coverage

ANC

DA

EFF

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70

PARTY MEDIA COVERAGE

0.67 %

0.28 %

4.00 %

3.00 %

Votes received Media coverage

COPE

AGANG

WHO'S QUOTED?Jacob Zuma: 8.2 %

Helen Zille: 7.5 %

Julius Malema: 6.6 %

Mmusi Maimane: 4.6 %

Other people: 73.1 %

WHO'S QUOTED?

Male: 74.8 %

Female: 25.2 %

DEXTER7461 ARTICLES

55 media outlets

28 print

11 radio

13 TV

3 online

LET'S TALK CODEFLASKMYSQL

OPENCALAIS + ALCHEMYAPI HUMANS

SOURCES: WHO'S QUOTED?NAME, GENDER, RACE, AFFILIATION, FUNCTION

For the first time in Ronnie Kasrils's life, he can'tunequivocally tell people to vote for the ANC. "I

have been a person who was so involved inmobilisation for ANC votes," he says.

SOURCES: WHO'S QUOTED?NAME, GENDER, RACE, AFFILIATION, FUNCTION

For the first time in Ronnie Kasrils's life, he can'tunequivocally tell people to vote for the ANC. "I

have been a person who was so involved inmobilisation for ANC votes," he says.

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In an interview, Jim said the ANC only wants touse Vavi to gain support before the elections.

"They are doing it for elections," he said.

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"Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa""Black Consciousness Movement""fearless prosecutor""theft"

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SOME EXTRA Mamphela Ramphela, Mamphela Ramphele, Mamphele

Ramphele, Mamphela Pamphele

Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Madiba, Tata

SOURCES + =

TOPIC, ISSUES, BIAS =

DEXTERHUMAN-AUGMENTED MACHINE LEARNING

FOR MEDIA ANALYSIS GITHUB.COM/CODE4SA/MMA-DEXTER

ELECTIONS2014.MEDIAMONITORINGAFRICA.ORG

WAZIWAZIMAP.CO.ZA

UNDERSTAND YOUR COUNTRY, PROVINCE,CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH THE

EYES OF CENSUS 2011

CENSUS 2011 DATA FROM STATS SAELECTIONS DATA FROM IEC

BOUNDARY DATA FROM DEMARCATIONS BOARD

FORK OF CENSUSREPORTER.ORG

DEMO!

DJANGOPOSTGRESQL, POSTGISNODE.JS + TOPOJSON

OPEN STREET MAPGOOGLE MAPS APIMOBILE-FRIENDLY

1 COUNTRY9 PROVINCES52 DISTRICTS

234 MUNICIPALITIES14 030 MAINPLACES22 196 SUBPLACES

4277 WARDS

2 078 825 STATS ROWS

THANKS!@LONGHOTSUMMERGREG@KEMPE.NET

THANKS TOPetrus Janse van RensburgRizmari Versfeld

CREDITSCape Town City Hall photo by Children photo by

flickr.com/photos/martie1swartflickr.com/photos/mariya_umama_wethemba_monastery