Author Archives: MattG

Open Data, Government, and the importance of acting now…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by MattG

I’m currently at the fantastic Picnic festival in Amsterdam, where many things are being discussed under this years theme Urban Futures. One of the highlight of yesterday was a round table discussion on Open Government Data. The speakers included Lawrence … Continue reading →

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How collaboration can improve our cities (2 examples)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by MattG

(By Matt Golding at Picnic in Amsterdam) A great talk at Picnic just now by Jake Barton of Local Projects. Local projects are doing some fantastic work in the US looking at using local government as a platform for unlocking … Continue reading →

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