New Study: The Open Data 100 Mexico
07 October 2014
Open government data is free, public data available to all. It’s a resource with great potential economic and social value. At the GovLab, we’ve been studying the ways that businesses and organizations are using data as a driver for innovation. Our Open Data 500 study now profiles more than 500 US based companies that build all or part of their business on open government data. These businesses are developing new approaches in healthcare, finance, energy, education, agriculture, and many other sectors of the economy.
But open data innovation is not just an American phenomenon. Governments worldwide are releasing more and more datasets fueling an open data ecosystem in their country. Mexico, in particular, has been a leader in the Americas. A whole community of innovators in Mexico are using open data to create new business and non-profit opportunities, conduct research, make data-based decisions and solve economic and social problems.
As part of its Open Data Policy, the Federal Government of Mexico is working in partnership with The GovLab to conduct the Open Data 100 Mexico, modeled on the Open Data 500. This is the first study of Mexican companies that use open government data to generate new business, develop new products and services, and create social value.
The objectives of the study are to:
- Provide a basis for assessing the economic and social value of government open data;
- Encourage the development of new open data companies; and
- Foster dialogue between government and business on how government data can be made more useful.
On October 1st, the GovLab announced the beta launch of the Open Data 100 Mexico at ConDatos, the Second Annual Regional Conference on Open Data for Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the next few months, the study results will culminate in an online platform, which will list at least 100 companies that have completed a survey on their use of open government data in Mexico.
You can learn more and view participating companies at this link. If you represent an open data company working in Mexico, we invite you to complete a survey. Alternatively, you can help by recommending an open data company by emailing [email protected] or by joining the Twitter conversation at #OD100MX.
