Sited from Crain’s New York, Small Business – October 06, 2009 2:23 PM
The city on Tuesday unveiled the NYC Big Apps Competition, a contest for software developers and members of the public to create Web or mobile applications using recently released city data. For the project, the Bloomberg administration partnered with 30-plus city agencies to release more than 170 data sets, including information on city landmarks, Census figures and restaurant inspection results. The goal: for developers to build applications that will make life a little bit easier for city residents, visitors and businesses.
Tuesday’s announcement comes less than a week after the mayor launched the Connected City Initiative, a broad series of programs geared at making the city more tech-friendly. Included in that initiative are plans to expand broadband access to low-income residents, grow the city’s 311 service and increase the use of electronic health records among New York City doctors.
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