From b6154d093124dc332fdb1e6945cc1dfaf8f7f65b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Sinai Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 11:12:20 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update index.md --- index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 10272f9d..6957e1b5 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ title: Project Open Data ------------- Data is a valuable national resource and a strategic asset to the U.S. Government, its partners, and the public. Managing this data as an asset and making it available, discoverable, and usable – [in a word, open](principles/) – not only strengthens our democracy and promotes efficiency and effectiveness in government, but also has the potential to create economic opportunity and improve citizens’ quality of life. -For example, when the U.S. Government released weather and GPS data to the public, it fueled an industry that today is valued at over $90 billion. Now, weather and mapping tools are ubiquitous and help everyday Americans [navigate their lives](business-case/). +For example, when the U.S. Government released weather and GPS data to the public, it fueled an industry that today is valued at tens of billions of dollars per year. Now, weather and mapping tools are ubiquitous and help everyday Americans [navigate their lives](business-case/). The ultimate value of data can often not be predicted. That’s why the U.S. Government released a [policy](policy-memo/) that instructs agencies to manage their data, and information more generally, as an asset from the start and, wherever possible, release it to the public in a way that makes it open, discoverable, and usable.