Purpose:
An ongoing study of U.S. companies that use open government data to generate new business and develop new products and services (http://www.opendata500.com/us/about/)
Method:
Compiles a list of companies through outreach, research and advice; gathers information about companies’ use of open data via an online survey; conducts roundtables that bring together federal agencies and businesses with organizations that use their data to help identify and facilitate access to high value data