NYC Big Apps - Cash prizes for apps using data sets from NYC.gov

http://nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fnyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2009a%2Fpr294-09.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1

by jakewolf • 17 years ago

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villageidiot2• 17 years ago

Thanks for posting this link. Good to know about. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be an indication of the value of those hypothetical cash prizes. Or did I miss it?

paulhart• 17 years ago

Seems the contest will be announced in the Fall... so this is the announcement that there will be an announcement (don't you just love politics).

villageidiot2• 17 years ago

Ah. Thanks for clarifying. I missed that part.

aditya• 17 years ago

This sounds great, in theory, but I'm a little suspicious about this is a political stunt rather than something that will provide real value.

Guess we'll find out when the actual data sets open up this fall. Definitely a step in the right direction, but I don't know if they actually "get" open data.

MicahWedemeyer• 17 years ago

Offering an app contest seems like a great way to get lots of work for free. Make the prize big enough and you'll get a ton of submissions, only one of which you have to pay for!

vparihar• 17 years ago

Broke California should learn from NYC and get stuff done like this.

AlexHH• 17 years ago

I've been reading the description of this contest and I am still a bit confused... 1. What do contestants submit? 2. Is the data made available to winners alone, or is it made available to all contestants at the same time? 3. What are the prizes?

NYC Big Apps - Cash prizes for apps using data sets from NYC.gov

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