Re: Re: Britain finally signs up to making government data free for re-use!
Posted by Tracey P. Lauriault on Jul 02, 2008; 2:01pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Britain-finally-signs-up-to-making-government-data-free-for-re-use-tp1123p1127.html
Yes i understand you unimpressedness, however in the context of the UK which has the most regressive cost recovery policies in europe, and has unfortunately led many nations in its direction over the years, this is absolutely ground breaking.
It is worth looking at the historical evolution of this and not just the one point in time!
Cheers
t
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URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Britain-finally-signs-up-to-making-government-data-free-for-re-use-tp1123p1127.html
Yes i understand you unimpressedness, however in the context of the UK which has the most regressive cost recovery policies in europe, and has unfortunately led many nations in its direction over the years, this is absolutely ground breaking.
It is worth looking at the historical evolution of this and not just the one point in time!
Cheers
t
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Jennifer Bell <[hidden email]> wrote:
Colour me unimpressed.
"Make public sector information and content, including scientific data, and works of cultural heritage more widely accessible in digital format."
Seems like pretty weak stuff. 'more widely available' could mean anything. I prefer the open government data charter, here:
http://wiki.opengovdata.org/index.php/OpenDataPrinciples
By the way, I'm looking for people to help organize egovcamp-like events in Ottawa and Toronto. Please let me know if you're interested.
Also, I have a blog post up about a re-designed government services website I saw at Personal Democracy Forum in New York. I think it looks hot, for a government web page:
http://visiblegovernment.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=5&Itemid=29
Jennifer Bell
visiblegovernment.ca
--- On Tue, 7/1/08, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote:
From: Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]>
Subject: [CivicAccess-discuss] Re: Britain finally signs up to making government data free for re-use!
To: "civicaccess discuss" <[hidden email]>
Received: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 1:15 PMoops!Britain finally signs up to making government data free for re-use
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/26/freeourdata.politics?gusrc=rss&feed=technology
Michael Cross
- The Guardian,
- Thursday June 26, 2008
On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote:Check out the Guardian article! Now all we need to do is get canada on board!
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