New York: Open-Government Techies Get Giddy About a Council Bill; But Will Bloomberg Care?

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New York: Open-Government Techies Get Giddy About a Council Bill; But Will Bloomberg Care?

Tracey P. Lauriault
New York City also moving towards Open Data!  and believe it or not, the City of Vancouver via its open data policies makes its way into an article about New York!  Youzee! What other Canadian cities are going to make such headlines.

Article in New York Future Initiative (NYFI): http://nyfi.observer.com/politics/182/new-open-data-standards-legislation

Here is a link to the bill:
http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Int%200991-2009.htm?CFID=2739311&CFTOKEN=87156126

There is also an open NY Senate site: http://open.nysenate.gov/ that includes services and data.

The legistlation is being discussed by a group of Open NY City advocates at a Participation Camp - http://mudball.net/pcamp09/

The NYFI Article is worth the read and provides a kind of how to.
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Tracey P. Lauriault
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