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Mayor Bloomberg Announces Winners of Inaugural NYC BigApps Competition
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the winners of the inaugural NYC BigApps Competition at a ceremony held at the IAC headquarters. Ten winning applications were selected from a pool of more than 80 submissions that include a resource for better navigating the City and its cultural resources, a guide to New York City schools, a live-feed commentary on New York City taxis, and an application that helps users locate books at Public Libraries.
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Check out application gallery
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City Receives Over 100 Submissions for Inaugural NYC BigApps Competition
The NYC BigApps Competition, launched by Mayor Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber in October, made more than 170 City datasets available to software developers to create new digital applications for New York City residents and visitors. More than 100 applications were submitted for the inaugural NYC BigApps Competition, the largest number of applications submitted to an open government initiative nationwide.
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View applications and vote for your favorite
Visit the NYC DataMine
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Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Connected City Initiative
On October 1 Mayor Bloomberg announced the Connected City Initiative, a series of technology programs to transform the ways in which New Yorkers can interact with – and expect the delivery of services from – City government. Building upon successful projects that have made New York City a pioneer in using technology to improve public services, the Mayor outlined a series of initiatives to make City government more accessible and accountable.
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DOITT Seeks Partner to Administer and Promote ".nyc"
The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DOITT) recently announced issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified vendor to assist the City in applying to obtain the ".nyc" top level domain (TLD) web address and - if the City successfully acquires the TLD - to operate, manage, maintain, and market .nyc.
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Access the Request for Proposals (RFP)
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Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and Northrop Grumman Corporation Announce the New York City Wireless Network is Operational Citywide
In a historic milestone for municipal first responder communications, the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) and Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced that the New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) is operational citywide. NYCWiN is a high-speed, mobile data network representing the most aggressive commitment by any municipality in the United States to provide a next-generation public safety infrastructure.
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Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Kelly, Commissioner Cosgrave, and Criminal Justice Coordinator Feinblatt Announce That 911 and 311 Can Now Receive Pictures and Video from Cell Phones and Computers
Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Kelly, DoITT Commissioner Cosgrave and Criminal Justice Coordinator Feinblatt today announced that, fulfilling a promise the Mayor made in his State of the City address, callers to 911 and 311 are now able to send photos or video to assist in crime fighting and report quality of life complaints. Callers to 911 will be able to send photos or video from a cell phone or computer to the NYPD's Real Time Crime Center, where relevant images may be used to assist in crime fighting or in responding to other emergencies. The public will be able to send pictures and videos from computers and web-enabled cell phones and PDAs to accompany certain 311 quality of life complaints. The New York City Police Department receives approximately 11 million 911 calls annually and the 311 Customer Service Center receives approximately 15 million calls each year.
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Learn more about 311 & NYC.gov program
Watch the video in dialup or broadband
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