CNN: "Bloomberg opens NYC data to entrepreneurs"
Bloomberg opens NYC data to entrepreneurs /By Laurie Segall, staff reporter/ April 5, 2011: 5:41 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- New York City's government agencies are sitting on a deep reservoir of data -- a geeky treasure trove of information on topics ranging from crime reports, building complaints and traffic stats to public health. The city doesn't have the resources to unlock all the potential buried in that data. So it appealed to those who do: The city's tech entrepreneurs. NYC turned them loose on more than 350 public data sets, and asked developers to invent Web and mobile applications that would use the data in intriguing ways. More than 50 teams took up the challenge. [...] Continua qui: http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/05/technology/bigapps_nyc/index.htm
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