Opening Welcome
summary
Argues that government as a platform works: publish open transit data and within hours developers build iPhone apps, LED signs and SMS services that show bus arrival times, turning transit into a usable platform. Cites the iPhone lesson (20 apps to 200,000) and shows the MTA moving from closed data to a developer center and unconference. Claims this approach reduces government effort while multiplying services and reveals crash and routing patterns that spur fixes.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Welcome and event introduction
- 1:49Government as platform
- 4:17Open data in transit
- 10:20Platform vs service provider
- 11:03Gov2 promise and closing
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