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“Business Models for Open Government Data” Receives ICEGOV 2014 Best Research Paper Award

On October 30, 2014, lead researcher, Gustavo Magalhaes and co-author Laura Manley presented their research paper “Business Models for Open Government Data” at the 8th Annual International Conferences on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) in Guimarães, Portugal. This year, the conference focused on the Rise of Data Post-2015: Empowered Citizens, Accountable Institutions. The […]

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The Open Data 500: Putting Research Into Action

On April 8, the GovLab made two significant announcements. At an open data event in Washington, DC, I was pleased to announce the official launch of the Open Data 500, our study of 500 companies that use open government data as a key business resource. We also announced that the GovLab is now planning a […]

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Open Data 500: Help Gather Data About Open Data

In September the GovLab announced the launch of the Open Data 500 project – the first extensive study of companies that use open government data as a business resource. The study, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is designed to identify, describe, and analyze companies that use open government data in […]

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The GovLab @ NYU Releases Preview of the First Comprehensive Study of Companies Using Open Government Data

DECEMBER 17, 2013 – The Governance Lab (The GovLab) today released an initial list of just over 500 “open data companies” –companies powered at least in part by open government data. This list, published on the new website www.OpenData500.com, demonstrates the wide range of valuable applications open government data is supporting in multiple economic sectors. The list […]

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