New York City Wants You to Create an App For That

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"Crowdsourcing is a very hot topic in the Gov 2.0 space right now," said Kristy Sundjaja, vice president of media, green, and emerging technology at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which is co-sponsoring the competition.

When I read that, I did a double take to make sure I wasn't reading an article on The Onion.

Still, it's a neat idea. Makes me wonder what data my local government has available for visualization and analysis.

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