Big Data and the Government: What has Todd Park uncovered?

Todd Park is looking at certain aspects of the government as a startup. Why? He's the Cheif Technology Officer with a lot of data that has to be organized. The government produces so much data every day - what could lie behind it? Look a what opening up weather data did for the private sector. Not to mention the way that GPS has transformed the way the nation gets from A to B. One of Park's successful initiatives before this position at Health and Human Services was the creation of the Health Data Initiative. They can take every day data and apply it to public safety, energy, education and non profits. By capturing and translating this data, they will eventually be able to create a transparent and efficient government. For more on the interview with Park, visit Fast Company.

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What aspects of your business do you see being improved if you embrace and properly analyze some of the big data you're collecting?