New Amsterdam Ideas LLC is a New York-based company working on projects aimed at radically accelerating public access to government data and saving costs without sacrificing performance through open-source, mobile and cloud technology. We work across multiple political geographies to improve government transparency, citizen participation and operational efficiency through affordable technology.

In the past, governments and other organizations worried about developing the messages to target the public. Today, organizations need to think of themselves as part of a community in which the community itself participates in shaping the message.

New Amsterdam Ideas LLC offers strategic consulting on information technology to help governments and other organizations achieve these goals. We help government agencies to better serve the public; news media to improve their use and presentation of public information; civil society organizations including not-for-profit organizations, economic development agencies; and social entrepreneurs, including open-source startup businesses.