datagov 4 africa
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Lightning talk from Data.gov for the Africa Open Data Jam in connection with the U.S.-Africa Summit, Washington D.C., August 5, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Creating Change with Open Data
@usdatagov Jeanne Holm Evangelist, Data.gov
August 5, 2014
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Releasing and using open data is about empowering people
to make better decisions
August 5, 2014
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111,000+ collections
349 citizen apps500,000 data
resources230
organizations450 APIs
August 5, 2014
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Presidential Executive Order
August 5, 2014
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Project Open Data: Open Source Policy
Open source government policy, technical guidance, and software
Citizen contributions to policy, code, and content
http://project-open-data.github.io/
August 5, 2014
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Open Exchanges with Citizens
Data jams and data paloozas and
events at the White House, agencies, and everywhere
August 5, 2014
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Changing LivesSaving Lives
August 5, 2014
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Agriculture Drives Innovation and Saves Lives
Farmers’ Markets
mFarm
August 5, 2014
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August 5, 2014
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Climate Corporation
August 5, 2014
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A Global Movement Has Begun to Provide Transparency and Democratization of Data
August 5, 2014
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Open Source, Open Collaboration
The Open Government Platform is co-developed by India, Ghana, Canada, and the U.S.
http://ogpl.github.io/index-en.htmlContribution to the Open Government Platform
August 5, 2014
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Helping to improve the lives of people in
our community
August 5, 2014