The First 100: A look at how technology can transform Chicago

The First 100: A look at how technology can transform Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has pledged to make more city data public in efforts of transparency. Flikr/Heath Brandon
The First 100: A look at how technology can transform Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has pledged to make more city data public in efforts of transparency. Flikr/Heath Brandon

The First 100: A look at how technology can transform Chicago

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In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to create a more open and transparent government by making more data public. But how else can the Emanuel administration use technology to grow access-or even business- in the city? For the latest installment of The First 100, Eight Forty-Eight looked at the Mayor’s connection to the tech world. John Tolva, the city of Chicago’s Chief Technology Officer and Kevin Willer, President and CEO of Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center spoke to Eight Forty-Eight’s Richard Steele about Chicago’s tech future.

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