DataDriven

A Better Approach

Our data-driven program

DataDriven outlines the City of New Orleans' approach to managing data, publishing data, and using data. We have four main goals that aim to foster improvements within the technical, creative, and cultural facets of City departments and the community at large.

DataDriven Goals

1. Document. ​Build an inventory of all department datasets.
2. Engage. Build a community that encourages citizens and departments to use City data in creative ways to solve problems.
3. Publish. Prioritize data for public release based on an established criteria of quality, public interest, and cost, with an understanding that privacy and security of data are our utmost concerns. We encourage citizens to provide use cases for any dataset that could prove useful to them. This input allows us to better prioritize the release of datasets.
4. Promote. Highlight the work that citizens and departments do with City data.

DataDriven strives to:

• Stimulate new ideas and services. By releasing open data, city departments may help to stimulate new and innovative ideas from the community.
• Increase sharing. Open data can also help us a