the art, science, and style of designing and constructing

buildings, especially when typical of a period of history, or of a

particular place…. M

ar·chi·tec·ture [ arki tèkchər ]

the design, structure, and behavior of a computer system,

microprocessor, or system program, including the characteristics

of individual components and how they interact

Chicago: “Second City”

Open up government to its citizens

Bring government into the 21st century

Ensure competitive markets

Protect intellectual property

Safeguard our right to privacy

Employ science, technology and

innovation to our nation’s most pressing

problems

FROM THE OFFICIAL U.S. TECHNOLOGY AGENDA

“Government as a Platform” Tim O’Reilly, 2009

In a new book on Open Government, he’s written: “Chapter 1: Lessons Learned from the Success of

Computer Platforms”

“Government as a Platform” Federal, State and Local Approach to Unlock the Value of Data

Platform + Cloud: Bringing Them Together for Government

Microsoft Open Data Services & Tools

Open Government Data InitiativeA cloud-based collection of software tools that help governments make publicly available data more accessible and programmable through open standards and APIs

“Dallas” ServiceNew service allowing developers and information workers to easily discover, purchase and manage premium data subscriptions in the Windows Azure platform

Pinpoint – repositoryOnline marketplace created to help customers find products, services & more

“…The site is built on Microsoft's SharePoint platform.”

“Content management is a key requirement for

Recovery.gov. The site originally used the open source

Drupal software, but Drupal fell short in the areas of

manageability and security.”

“SharePoint's enterprise features were a better match,

and SharePoint now serves as Recovery.gov's content

management and presentation layers. "We wanted

something that would work out of the box and cut down

our time to solution“…

“Federal Stimulus-Tracking Site To Open APIs”

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Chicago Public Schools is the third largest school

district in the U.S., with over 400,000 students