Open Data Hearing - June 21, 2010

[Sam Wong (NYCC)]

The New York City Council Committee on Technology will hold an
important hearing on open data standards for all city agencies at
10:00am on June 21, 2010 at 250 Broadway, New York, NY (Across the
from City Hall). This bill, Introduction 029-2010 (formerly Intro.
991-2009), is an effort to increase government transparency and
facilitate easier access to public data. Beyond the ‘good government’
benefits of this legislation, the bill will also unlock City data to
enable web developers and entrepreneurs to interact with City
government in new and unforeseen ways. Data published under this
legislation will be readable by any computer device, whether that is a
laptop or a phone, for innovative developments. This Gov 2.0 inspired
transparency legislation, targets application developers, startups,
small businesses, and academics with the ultimate goal of
strengthening the connection between government and the public, while
re-energizing the small business-tech sectors.

Please visit http://nycctechcomm.wordpress.com/opengov/ for
information on Int. 029-2010. If you wish to testify, please contact
the Office of Council Member Gale A. Brewer, Kunal Malhotra,
Legislative and Budget Director, at (212) 788-6975 or
kmal...@council.nyc.gov / Samuel Wong, Legislative Aide on
Technology, at (212) 788-6975 or samwon...@gmail.com.

[Sam Wong (NYCC)]

Please visit http://nycctechcomm.wordpress.com/opengov/ for

information on Int. 029-2010. You can register (both witnesses and
attendees) for the hearing at www.nyccopendata.eventbrite.com.

> kmalho...@council.nyc.gov / Samuel Wong, Legislative Aide on
> Technology, at (212) 788-6975 or samwong.n...@gmail.com.

[Sam Wong (NYCC)]

Open Sesame: Brewer Pioneers Government Transparency with Open Data
Standards Bill

Who: New York City Council Committee on Technology with testimony
from the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office, NYS Department of State, NYS
Senate CIO’s Office, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA),
Google Inc., NY Tech Council, Good Government Groups and Web
Developers.

When: Monday, June 21, 2010, 10:00am

What: Public Hearing on Open Data Standards in New York City

Where: 250 Broadway, 16th Floor Public Hearing Room, NYC
(The Hearing will be webcasted through www.livestream.com/nycctechcomm
and tweeted through the hashtag #int029 and #nycopengov. More details
below.)

On June 21, 2010 at 10:00am on the 16th Floor Public Hearing Room of
250 Broadway, New York, NY (across from City Hall), the New York City
Council Committee on Technology will hold a hearing on Introduction
029-2010, seeking to establish open data standards for all city
agencies. The bill aims to increase government transparency and

facilitate easier access to public data.

Beyond the ‘good government’ benefits of this legislation, the bill
will also unlock City data to enable web developers and entrepreneurs

to interact with City government in new and unforeseen ways. This Gov
2.0 inspired transparency legislation targets application developers,

startups, small businesses, and academics with the ultimate goal of
strengthening the connection between government and the public, while

re-energizing the small business-tech sectors and highlighting New
York’s digital future. Please visit http://nycctechcomm.wordpress.com/opengov/
for more information on Int. 029-2010.

You can follow us on twitter by using the tag #int029 and/or
#nycopengov if you have any comments, suggestions, and questions
during the hearing. Wireless Internet is available to attendees to
tweet this hearing. If you are unable to attend the hearing, you can
view the live webcast at www.livestream.com/nycctechcomm. You may
also use the chat function available on the site for comments,
questions and suggestions.

We are anticipating testimony from: OpenPlans, SeeClickFix, CUNY
Baruch, Google Inc., Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center for NYS
Policy, Common Cause, EveryBlock.com., Socrata, Citizens Union
Foundation and many more.

Please contact the Office of Council Member Gale A. Brewer, Kunal

Malhotra, Legislative and Budget Director, at (212) 788-6975 or

kmal...@council.nyc.gov / Samuel Wong, Legislative Aide on
Technology, at (212) 788-6975 or samwon...@gmail.com.

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[Lou Klepner]

The webcast recording is now available on youtube -

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=61B6DD7A96D014E3