In the digital economy, data is becoming a commodity — but do you know how to find its true value?

OpenIowa, hosted by Startup Iowa, will prompt developers to do just that. 

Participants will be given access to vast databases of city, county and state information. 

They will then go on a “code-athon” to turn that data into something useful for Iowans, whether it is Web, mobile, SMS or software applications.

The event will follow a model similar to Startup Weekend, with participants pitching ideas and forming teams Friday evening, working throughout the weekend and presenting their final results Sunday afternoon.

Startup Iowa is part of the Startup America partnership, an initiative to connect entrepreneurs to resources and help them create jobs and value to local economies.-