Innovating with Open Government Data
The U.S. government is a steward of one of the fastest growing and most diverse assets in America today: open source data. In this panel, leading public data innovators will explain how they are using open data to promote government transparency and accountability and solve important issues facing the public. Whether predicting storms, tracking federal spending, or understanding changing demographics—open government data is an impactful resource to empower citizen data scientists, policymakers, and community leaders.
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Amy Edwards
Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Nick Hart
Data Coalition
Rebecca Hutchinson
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Neil Jacobs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration