Posts by author: Saf Rabah
Socrata Open Data APIs Provide Foundation for City-as-a-Platform SEATTLE – October 12, 2011 — Mayor Bloomberg today introduced NYC Open Data, a critical milestone in New York’s Digital City roadmap and the foundation of the Mayor’s city-as-a-platform vision. NYC Open Data is powered by the Socrata Open Data Platform™. The new site is accessible at [...]
Continue Reading →Innovative Open Data Program Featured in Upcoming National Webinar SEATTLE – October 4, 2011 — The State of Oregon Socrata-powered Open Data site, data.oregon.gov, was recognized with an outstanding achievement award in the Open Government Initiatives category, at the annual conference for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) last night. The 2011 [...]
Continue Reading →County Board President Preckwinkle Inaugurates Innovative Online Initiative SEATTLE – September 21, 2011 — Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, today unveiled one of the most comprehensive County Open Data sites in the country. The site, powered by the cloud-based Socrata Open Data Platform™, transforms the government’s public data into a universally accessible online resource [...]
Continue Reading →Data.Oregon.Gov and Data.Seattle.Gov Win National Recognition for Innovation in Government-to-Citizen Services SEATTLE – September 20, 2011 — The State of Oregon and the City of Seattle, two of Socrata’s early adopter customers, were recognized on September 16, 2011 for their leading Open Data programs. They were each presented with a 2011 Digital Government Achievement Award [...]
Continue Reading →City of Seattle and State of Oregon Win the 2011 Digital Government Achievement Awards The Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA) recognize outstanding agency and department websites and applications. This year, the State of Oregon won in the Government-to-citizen State and Federal government category, for data.oregon.gov, the state’s Socrata-powered Open Data site. Seattle won in the Government-to-citizen [...]
Continue Reading →Source: Seattle Business Magazine | Author: Sally James | Date: September 2011 Issue Startup wrestles complicated spreadsheets into consumer-friendly dashboards. “Tucked away in a Pioneer Square building, some of the human machinery of the U.S. government’s transparency program hums along, sharing a treasure trove of data with consumers. Providing this service is Socrata Inc., a [...]
Continue Reading →Groundbreaking Site Focuses on Transforming Data into a Powerful Platform for Development. SEATTLE – July 8, 2011 — President Mwai Kibaki today launched The Government of Kenya’s Open Data site, powered by Socrata. The site is one of the most comprehensive open data projects anywhere in the world. Kenya aims to democratize access to vital [...]
Continue Reading →Data.gov the Latest Marquee Customer to Standardize on the Turnkey, Cloud-based Socrata Open Data Platform™ SEATTLE – June 28, 2011 — Leading government organizations throughout the U.S. have standardized on the cloud-based Socrata Open Data Platform™ to share their public information with citizens, developers and other governments. Customers chose Socrata to transform their public data [...]
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