San Francisco taps open data for city apps

greenbiz.com 16 Jan '13, 3pm

San Francisco taps open data for city apps

In October 2012, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced proposed revisions to the city’s historic 2009 Open Data legislation. This proposed legislation strengthens San Francisco’s position as a national leader in Open Data. Open Data increases government efficiency and civic engagement, leading to social and economic benefits as a result of citizen interaction with government. Opening city data allows residents to use that data in innovative ways -- to identify trends, create solutions and build products and companies. Open Data creates positive environments that support early stage entrepreneurships and contribute to workforce development and job creation. Recognizing these benefits, in 2009, San Francisco became one of the first cities to share its data publicly through its open data effort, DataSF . DataSF now has over 200 datasets from dozens of city agencies available a...

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