Joseph Marks writes that more than 500 companies, ranging from large corporations to small startups, use open government data for functions in sectors such as healthcare, transportation, energy and healthcare.
Panjiva co-founder Josh Green said businesses seeking to join the new data economy should first identify a problem that needs a solution, not think of what the open data can do.
âIf you just start with the data and hope thereâs a problem that can be solved with it youâre likely to spend a whole lot of time floundering,â Green told Nextgov.
Marks cited the example of Panjiva, which works with Customs and Border Protection to crunch import and export data.