data.gov

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Data.gov is a U.S. government website launched in late May 2009 by the then Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United States, Vivek Kundra.

Data.gov aims to improve public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government."[1]

The site is a repository for federal government information, made available to the public.

History and background

On March 5, 2009, shortly after his appointment as the first Federal Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra announced the creation of Data.gov.[2] The website is managed and hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.

The site has introduced the philosophy of digital Open data to the U.S. federal government, an approach which the book Democratizing Data states will have benefits including "rebuilding confidence in government and business".[3]

Data.gov has grown from 47 datasets at launch to over 180,000. Jeanne Holm, Chief Knowledge Architect at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Knowledge Management team, was previously the Communications and Collaborations Lead for Data.gov,[4] James Hendler, an Artificial intelligence researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was at the time named the "Internet Web Expert" and tasked with helping Data.gov exploit advanced Web technologies

Open Government Directive

The U.S. Open Government Directive of December 8, 2009, requires that all agencies post at least three high-value data sets online and register them on data.gov within 45 days.[5]

Apps

There are several apps that use data from data.gov, a list can be seen at data.gov/applications.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About data.gov". Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  2. ↑ Hansell, Saul (2009-03-05). "The Nation's New Chief Information Officer Speaks". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  3. ↑ Aliya Sternstein (1 April 2009). "Kundra's Ideas Shape Book" (blog posting). nextgov (Tech Insider). National Journal Group. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Van Buskirk, Eliot (2010-05-19). "Sneak Peek: Obama Administration's Redesigned data.gov.". Wired Epicenter. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. ↑ Orszag, Peter R. (8 December 2009). "Open Government Directive" (PDF). Executive Office of the President.

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