Smart Cities Council | 5 ways open data can improve opportunities for economic mobility

It really is incredible to see the progress that has been made since governments started opening up data and allowing developers, entrepreneurs and the like to use it for the public good (or simply to make a buck).  The piece below about a recent federal initiative is another example of how all that data stored in government agencies can do so much when it is unleashed. Note at the bottom of this page we linked the Smart Cities Open Data Guide, a primer for cities just getting started on open data initiatives.