Fast forward three years, we now offer 20 apps to iOS users that have achieved more than 50 million downloads, and we continue to roll out new creativity and design tools that appeal to both professionals and consumers.

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"It's democratizing the tools of creativity, " Kurzweil said.

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As a new memory tier for accelerating our workstations, Fusion-io's technology unlocked the potential of our tools and our creativity.

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Across City government, agencies use data to develop policy, implement programs, and track performance - and each month, our Administration shares more and more of this data with the public at large, catalyzing the creativity, intellect, and enterprising spirit of computer programmers to build tools that help us all improve our lives.

ENGADGET: Bloomberg signs NYC 'Open Data Policy' into law, plans web portal for 2018

Outside of the classroom, parents, mentors, community leaders, local businesses, and public institutions help foster a love of learning in our students, sparking creativity, instilling a positive work ethic, and giving our children the tools needed to realize their full potential.

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