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Wonky and Geeky DC at #140conf NYC
Wonky and Geeky DC at #140conf NYC
@Corbett3000
Wonky and Geeky
Things about DC
The Open Government
Movement
Vivek Kundra, former CTO of
DC (current Federal CIO)
needed a way to make DC’s
open Data Catalog useful
http://data.octo.dc.gov
The Old Way
1.0
you know
the way it’s done now
The New Way
Open Data/Source
+
2.0 Citizen Talent
+
Fame and Fortune
=
?
Year 1 Results
47 web, iPhone, & Facebook apps
$2,300,000+ EST Value
$50,000 in cost
+4000% ROI
* Marinas near you
* Libraries near you
* Gas stations near you
* Banks near you
* Hotels near you
* Construction projects near you
* Embassies near you
* Places of worship near you
* Vacant properties near you
* Building permits pulled near you
* Crime alerts near you
* Post offices near you
* Housing code violations near you
* Police stations near you
Subsequent Innovation
www.AreYouSafeDC.com
www.data.gov
18 months
Apps for Democracy, America,
Finland, Germany, Australia, Belgium, Healthy
Kids, Inclusion, Innovation,
Climate Action, NYC, SF, Portland
Canada
Status as of April 17
119 Developers
90 Teams
90 Apps
@DCWEEK
An Experiment in Mass Collaboration
Status as of 4/13/2010
+ Number of Canadians: 3
Attendee Geography
Mostly local, but many from across the US
Attendee Geography
Mostly local, but many from across the Tri-State
Attendee Geography
Mostly local, but some from far away
Kinds of People Attending
Hundreds of designers, developers and creatives
Ready for ACTION