The release of this report comes on the heels of the first anniversary of the Open Government Directive issued in December 2009.
Professors Lee and Kwak present a road map — the Open Government Implementation Model — that agencies can follow in moving toward accomplishing the objectives of the Directive
data.gov.uk was originally run by the Central Office of Information and received funding of £1.2m in 2010-11 from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. In 2011-12, the project was brought inside the Cabinet Office, and what the report calls "further engagement activity with stakeholders" increased the annual running costs to £2m
Efforts to extend access to “data” will perhaps inevitably create a “data divide” parallel to the oft-discussed “digital divide” between those who have access to data which could have significance in their daily lives and those who don’t.
What is necessary as well, is that those for whom access is being provided are in a position to actually make use of the now available access
open data” empowers those with access to the basic infrastructure and the background knowledge and skills to make use of the data for specific ends.
The newly digitized and openly accessible data allowed the well to do to take the information provided and use that as the basis for instructions to land surveyors and lawyers
An “effective use” approach to open data would thus be one that ensured that opportunities and resources for translating this open data into useful outcomes would be available (and adapted) for the widest possible range of users.
The key difference here was the attention that was paid by the provider of the information, the CHPR to ensuring that the data could be effectively used without the need for highly skilled (and expensive) professional intermediaries.
Deutschland ist beim Thema "open government data", also beim öffentlich zugänglich machen von Daten aus Regierung und Verwaltung weit abgeschlagen - das muss sich ändern! Das Potential und der gesellschaftliche Nutzen von "offenen Regierungsdaten" liegt auf der Hand:
This document is a best practices guide for governments embracing the notion of "open data". It discusses why open government data is beneficial to society, i.e. how it is civic capital, and what kinds of technological considerations must be made when making government data open.
we announce TileMill, a project that brings map design to new audiences and pushes a modular, open source stack that's fast, easy to use, and intelligent
US universities and colleges could end unlawful US wars and stop banksters' rigged-casino fraud if they taught the central facts of these issues. This four-part series of articles is an open proposal for their action. Feel free to share it.
The European Commission will adopt an Open Data Strategy - a set of measures aimed at increasing government transparency and creating a €32 billion a year market for public data.
In 2012, the Commission will set up an Internet portal for its own data.
In 2013, the Commission will establish a pan-European portal, bringing together data from different Member States as well as from the European institutions.
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