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1.: Fwd: [psgcnj] MAYOR BLOOMBERG LAUNCHES NYC BIGAPPS 2.0 COMPETITION

Posted by: "Rich Pettus" richpettus@gmail.com rich.pettus

Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:40 am (PDT)

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http://nycbigapps.com/

More than 350 Datasets Provided by More than 40 City Agencies and
Commissions, Doubling Last Year's Availability

Competition Builds on Citywide Efforts to Increase Government Transparency
and Provide Greater Public Access to City Data

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K.
Steel and Deputy Mayor for Operations Stephen Goldsmith today launched NYC
BigApps 2.0, the second annual contest for software developers and members
of the public to create web or mobile applications using City data. Building
upon the success of the inaugural NYC BigApps Competition launched in
October 2009, the City has roughly doubled the number of datasets available,
bringing the total to more than 350. These datasets provide developers and
programmers with additional material, including public safety data,
buildings complaints, and real-time traffic numbers from which to create new
digital applications. Last year's winning applications are today helping New
Yorkers find mass transit routes, review public school information and
gather an array of information based on their current location. This year's
winning applications will receive cash prizes totaling $20,000. Deputy Mayor
Steel will detail the program this evening at NY Tech Meetup, a monthly
meeting of tech entrepreneurs where companies and developers demonstrate new
technologies. Deputy Mayor Steel will be joined at the announcement by New
York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky,
Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications Commissioner
Carole Post and Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner
Katherine Oliver.

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