Exploring Open Data in Wilmington

A group of programmers, coders, and government officials are coming together to see how much we can improve Wilmington with open data.

Tuesday evening, Wilmington's Economic Development Director, Jeff Flynn, spoke to more than 30 people at 1313 Innovation about how they could work with the city to review and analyze data that could be used to better plan for the city's future.

This is a concept that's being tried around the world with great success. Here's just a few articles to check out:

How Open Data is Transforming City Life

3 Cities Using Open Data in Creative Ways to Solve Problems

5 reasons why good governments should embrace open data

Delaware can become a national leader on open data

It's exciting to see what we can accomplish by working together!

Marty