Data Warehouse and Open Data Portal

The Providence City Council and the Mayor of Providence are united in their belief that open and transparent government is essential for the citizens to make informed decisions and hold officials accountable for the conduct of the people's business; and the Providence City Council and the Mayor of Providence are committed to open government, transparency and establishments of new standards, as well as mechanisms to enact those standards, and will facilitate the expansion of the public's access to government and information.

In order to meet the goals of the Providence City Council and Mayor of Providence, the Information Technology Department has developed a proposal for an internal data warehouse, a web based data input and tracking system, and a public facing open data portal.

Key Milestones

November, 2012 - Providence issues a Request for Proposals from vendors to design, develop and deploy the data warehouse and portal. Interested vendors should contact the City of Providence Purchasing Department for a copy of the RFP.

January, 2013 - The City of Providence has awarded JD Software, Inc. the contract to develop the Data Warehouse and Open Data Portal project. IT has scheduled a series of meetings with the vendor and City staff to kick off the project by the end of the month.