At IEI, we’re intimately familiar with the “demand side” of public information. It’s rare, though, that we get a glimpse of the issues facing public sector managers on the front lines of supplying that information. That’s just what we got ... Read more
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The open data movement is a juggernaut. In the years since the Freedom of Information Act, citizens have come to expect access to public information of all kinds in the easiest, fastest possible way. At first, federal government agencies struggled ... Read more
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We at IEI recently had the opportunity to talk to Chris Taggart of OpenCorporates about open data, data accessibility, and data quality. OpenCorporates aims to be “an open database of the corporate world, with the goal of having URL for ... Read more
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by Matt Manning Now that the frenzy of South By Southwest Interactive has settled down, we wanted to share some of the new types of projects that emerged in the first quarter of 2014. Crowdsourced Image Analysis: Using the crowd ... Read more
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by Matt Manning The models for information services are based on two basic revenue streams: advertising and subscriptions. There are a few free services based on donations (a loosey-goosey form of subscription), some pay-per-use services (a limited form of “subscription”), ... Read more
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