Members Sought for New Open Data Review Board

City Manager Richard C. Rossi is seeking Cambridge residents interested in volunteering to serve on the newly created Open Data Review Board. The Review Board will include three members from the public. The City Manager is seeking representatives from public, private, academic, or nonprofit sectors with expertise in or relevant experience with Open Data.

The Review Board will make recommendations to the City Manager on policies, rules, and standards related to Cambridge’s Open Data Program, including methods for determining the appropriate level of accessibility for new datasets and timelines for making new datasets available. The city’s Open Data Program makes government data easily available in useful formats, and is intended to increase transparency, foster engagement among residents, and create new opportunities for collaboration between Cambridge and the public.

The Review Board will help ensure that the program balances its goals of transparency and accessibility with the City’s obligation to protect private, confidential, and sensitive information.

Residents who wish to apply may email or send a letter of interest and resume by December 15, 2015, to: 
citymanager@cambridgema.gov or via mail to:

Richard C. Rossi, City Manager
City of Cambridge
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

For more information, contact Josh Wolff at 617-349-9447 or jwolff@cambridgema.gov.