Code for Pantanal: desenvolvimento de tecnologias cívicas para o Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

Nowadays, digital technologies and internet access are part of most people's lives. The expansion of the internet combined with new development tools in programming has allowed the community development of applications to solve the most varied urban problems. This work describes the implementation of a web platform for the dissemination of applications based on civic technologies, through open-source community development in Mato Grosso do Sul, entitled “Code for Pantanal” project. Such a platform is being conceived through the use of open source tools, and the back-end is with a NodeJS API using the ExpressJS framework that is linking the database in MongoDB, reporting Json to the front-end in ReactJS. Among the functionalities developed are: i) visualization of registered projects, ii) request to participate in a project, iii) indication for new projects, iv) summary of project documentation, v) information about the team, vi) didactic material, including tutorials and video lessons on projects, sharing source code and first steps in programming. The project, in addition to educating the authors' training in technology, proves to be of great contribution to society, since there is the possibility of this project shortening the relationship between the community and municipal entities, accelerating the response to solve urban problems.