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About Annette Strauss Institute

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation was established at The University of Texas in Austin to respond to growing political cynicism and disaffection in the United States.

The goals of the institute are (1) to conduct cutting-edge research on the ways in which civic participation and community understanding are undermined or sustained, and (2) to develop new programs for increasing democratic understanding among citizens

DCS Database Development Case Study

The Civic Hope database application was completely rebuilt using a 16-bit application originally written in the C programming language as a guide.

Under a short-fused timeline, DCS was able to overcome numerous technical issues and deliver the product in time for testing and real-time use.

The application manages over 7,000 public articles and categorizes over 77,000 snippets of key political information crucial to success of the institute's mission.

Client Comments

Many thanks Mike. You have done an outstanding job on the Civic Hope database.

Dr. Mary Dixson
Assistant Director

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