Innovation Files: Where Tech Meets Public Policy

How APIs Are Transforming the Internet, With Rob Dickinson

Jan 3, 2022

26:01

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Is That Pretty Much It?

03:42

I'm Not Asking for Jackie's Data. It's My Data.

03:16

The Internet as an Operational System

02:48

Introduction

2min

What Is an Application Programming Interface (API)?

2min

Is That Pretty Much It?

4min

The Internet as an Operational System

3min

What's an Open API?

2min

I'm Not Asking for Jackie's Data. It's My Data.

3min

Is Your Health Data in a Piggy Bank?

5min

Is There a Way to Improve Quality of Life?

3min

A P Is Like the Engine

2min

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are among the most important technologies for Internet the today, enabling software-based systems to automate tasks and redraw the lines between organizations, suppliers, customers, and partners in ways not seen since the birth of the web. Rob and Jackie sat down with Rob Dickinson, co-founder and CEO of Resurface Labs, to discuss the future of APIs and the implications for public policy.

Mentioned

Ashley Johnson and Daniel Castro, “Improving Accessibility of Federal Government Websites,” (ITIF, June 2021).

Related

Daniel Castro and Michael Steinberg, “Blocked: Why Some Companies Restrict Data Access to Reduce Competition and How Open APIs Can Help” (ITIF, November 2017).
Daniel Castro, “Improving Consumer Welfare With Data Portability” (ITIF, November 2021).
“Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Healthcare, With Pat Combes” (ITIF Podcast, June 2020).

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