open government

Open data as consumer protection

Open data has a number of uses: transparency, economic development, galvanizing technology, and also consumer protection. A recent experience crystalized this fact. Super Bowl 49 was a messy day in Chicago. By the time the game ended, 16″ of snow had accumulated on the ground, and would still fall throughout the night. A hard, gusty wind […]

CDO as business development: Some notes from experience

Luke Fretwell posted an interesting article on the role CDO has as a business development officer: If I was a Chief Data Officer […] I would also proactively reach out to these companies to find out what data they’re interested in that government might be able to provide. This could help determine data release schedule/priority […]