Hm. The main complaint in that article seems to be that there isn't enough 'participation' written into the directive. Putting in a framework in for getting accurate, usable information out of government is, to me, a fundamental step towards the goal of citizen participation. Walk, then run.
Other, more positive reactions to the directive:
Tech President:
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/open-government-directive-has-dropped-heres-whats-it-and-why-its-big-dealJosh Tauberer:
http://razor.occams.info/blog/2009/12/09/open-government-directive-evaluation-on-principles/As I'm about to write in a blog post, the UK, Australia, and the US governments all released open data action plans or recommendations this week. This would seem to take it out of the 'fringe issue' category. Why aren't we seeing anything from the Canadian Feds?
Jennifer
http://visiblegovernment.ca--- On Wed, 12/9/09, Tracey P. Lauriault <
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