In 2019, NYC Open Data brought together City employees, civic hackers, open data evangelists, and good government advocates in a two-day workshop to reflect on the successes and challenges of the first ten years of open data in New York City. During the workshop, participants co-created a vision for the next decade of NYC Open Data, which the Open Data Team used in tandem with a public survey to write its strategic plan. This strategic plan encompasses 27 initiatives across three main areas: improving user experience, strengthening the City’s capacity, and building communities.
Each year, the Open Data team provides an updated status of each initiative, and many have status “Notes” to share more detail on the work that is underway or planned. As NYC Open Data continues to work on the initiatives identified in this plan, some of them have become principles that are central to how we work, moving beyond the specific projects they encompassed when they were originally envisioned. These initiatives have a timeline entry of “Ongoing” and status of “Core Principle.”
| Status | Status Definition |
|---|---|
| Complete | The original goal set out when this initiative was developed is now complete. This status does not mean that we won't continue to work on projects related to this initiative and provide additional updates. |
| Core Principle | This is a core principle that will continue to inform our work. Future work will continue to be reflected in the "Status Notes" column in future versions of this report. |
| In Progress | Meaningful work has begun on this initiative. In some cases, portions of the initiative are complete while others remain underway. In those cases, additional detail is available in the "Status Notes" column. |
| Planning | The Open Data Team has begun to work on the planning and preparatory work necessary for this initiative. |