June 3, 2020 – Chicago, IL: Chordant, an industry leading solution provider of data sharing solutions announced today that it has officially become collaborators with the Chicago Connectory.

The Chicago Connectory is the first Midwest innovation space, founded in 2017. Developed by Bosch and 1871, the co-creation space is completely dedicated to IoT, creating a place to build Chicago’s IoT community.

As an official collaborator, Chordant will provide its expertise and solutions to work towards the development of new mobility services for the community, and economic development for businesses. The Chicago Connectory will utilize Chordant’s oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace to analyze real-time mobility data across programs. Chordant will drive innovation within all the Connectory locations, enabling Connectory members to utilize its’ oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace for their services.

“Our data sharing solutions are geared towards helping liberate the potential of mobility services around the world. We are looking forward to working with Chicago Connectory and Chicago’s IoT community to realize the value of data.” said Mika Rasinkangas, President of Chordant.

Chicago Connectory member, Jerry Quandt, Executive Director at Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association (ILAVA), is excited to leverage this new member benefit. “Chordant is enabling the Association to work with academia and public sector partners across the state, in advancing their understanding of data sharing and its inherent value. This collaboration we can realize a value proposition for both public and private sector partners that further encourages the increased sharing of data in a secure way.”