An excellent news report on the implications of a city passing a new open data policy. A useful read for any place getting ready for what's next with open gov.
See: Embracing open data: a big shift in culture for Minneapolis http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2014/08/embracing-open-data-big-shift-culture-minneapolis Blog post by Councilmember Andrew Johnson: http://andrewjohnsonmpls.tumblr.com/post/92859546431/open-data-open-government (the first IT professional elected to the city council) Blog posts by Open Twin Cities: http://opentwincities.org/2014/07/31/minneapolis-passes-open-data-policy/ http://opentwincities.org/2014/08/03/minneapolis-open-data-public-discussion/ The policy as adopted: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/groups/public/@clerk/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-128978.pdf And, where to join the Open Twin Cities online group: http://opentwincities.org (Google Group) Where you can get involved in efforts to use the data AND ask the question what about the other cities in MN like Saint Paul and beyond. ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/7bkVKFkjfOHyd08leLgFQz For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
