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  • Ian Cairns
    Jul 20, 2010
    MapBox on Apps.gov
    Federal agencies can now easily start using free custom designed maps
    MapBox is now an approved software-as-a-service provider on Apps.gov. All federal agencies can freely use MapBox map tiles and only need to go to Apps.gov and enroll to get started. (Direct links aren't supported, look under "Social Media Apps"...
  • Eric Gundersen
    Mar 19, 2010
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    The Efficiencies of Open Data at Sunlight Day at the Center for American Progress
    Presenting on justifying open data and showing examples of open data projects
    This afternoon as part of Sunlight Day at the Center for American Progress there will be a discussion on Building Transparency in Government focusing on how government led efforts to open up data - including the Open Government Directive and Data....
  • Ian Cairns
    Nov 4, 2009
    GOSCON: Talks on Open Atrium and MapBox
    Conference tomorrow will feature open source solutions for government
    Eric and Tom are both presenting tomorrow (Thursday the 5th) at GOSCON, the Government Open Source Conference, which will be happening downtown in Washington, DC. They should bring an interesting international development angle to the conversation...
  • Eric Gundersen
    May 19, 2009
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    Open Data 'Ignite' Presentation at Where 2.0: Featuring StumbleSafely.com
    A 5 Minute Open Data Sprint of 20 Slides Auto Advancing Every 15 Seconds
    If you’re at the Where 2.0 conference tonight, stop by the ‘ignite’ talks to catch our presentation on open data. We’ve been hearing a lot about open data in the news as a tool to increase transparency – even...
  • Bonnie Bogle
    Apr 3, 2009
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    O'Reilly Radar Looks at Open Data, Drupal, and Development Seed's work on StumbleSafely.com
    James Turner from O'Reilly Radar just blogged about open data, Drupal, and specifically Development Seed's work with the DC government's data on StumbleSafely.com, a mashup we did in December using DC government data to map our favorite local bars...
  • Bonnie Bogle
    Mar 10, 2009
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    Development Seed in the Washington Post on Open Source + Open Data + DrupalCon
    We got some great coverage on our work with open data and DrupalCon DC in the Washington Post yesterday. Here is the excerpt: As an example of what Kundra may do with federal technology projects, many of them point to the contest he held last year...
  • Eric Gundersen
    Feb 27, 2009
    Open Data and Drupal
    How we can leverage the power of tens of thousands of open source developers to help us open up data
    Very soon, a lot of government agencies will start building applications to share their data with the public, and we need to have tools ready to access this information.  A lot of companies, organizations and civic groups are already building...
  • Bonnie Bogle
    Nov 18, 2008
    Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talked Open Data, Innovation
    Schmidt Talks About Smart Policy and Openness Will Benefit Us
    In a talk put on by the New America Foundation today, Google CEO Eric Schmidt talked about how government policy should spur innovation, and how it can. It was good to hear Schmidt emphasize the benefits of opening up government data – and how...
  • Bonnie Bogle
    Nov 13, 2008
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    Washington, DC Government Pushes for Open Data and Tech Innovation
    DC Emerging As a Leader in Opening Up City Data
    Today Alex, Jeff, and I had the opportunity to talk with some of the DC government’s leading technology officers about open data at the Apps for Democracy press conference. Washington, DC is emerging as a leader in opening up government data,...
  • Eric Gundersen
    Nov 12, 2008
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    Stumble Safely Launched on Drupal for a Fun, Late Apps for Democracy Entry
    Because After Biking All Day, Beer Tastes Better
    As you can see, we think that what the DC government is doing by opening up its data and asking people to mash it up is a great idea. We hope that more cities follow the lead. To put put our support behind this initiative we decided to enter another...