Socrata, Inc. [www.socrata.com], a Seattle-based cloud software company focused exclusively on democratizing access to government data, has published the Winter 2014 edition of its digital magazine.

The publication - titled Open Innovation - shines a light on the tremendous progress and achievements public sector organizations from around the globe have made with open data, while analyzing the open data movement's opportunities and potential challenges predicted for 2014.

The Winter 2014 edition of Open Innovation featured articles include contributions from open data industry thought leaders both inside and outside Socrata such as:

  • "Why We Need Open Data Standards Right Now" by former White House Innovation Fellow and Socrata Director of Open Data Ian Kalin
  • "The Importance of Engaged Open Data Advocates" by David Eaves, Founder of ReCollect and open innovation expert
  • "How Open Data Use Is Changing" by Socrata Director of Product Ben McInnis
  • And, much more...

"This is the most dynamic period in open data's brief history," explains Socrata CEO and Founder Kevin Merritt. "And each edition of our magazine captures the latest ideas, the many accomplishments, and the next frontier of challenge and opportunity for the global open data movement. If you take a look at the Winter 2014 edition, you'll better understand where open data has been and where it's going."

To view the Winter 2014 edition of Socrata's Open Innovation magazine, please visit www.socrata.com/magazine.

For Socrata, Inc.
Steven Gottlieb, 206-427-9591
S.gottlieb@greenc3.com