Re: maybe OT - values of CivicAccess

Posted by Robin Millette on
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/maybe-OT-values-of-CivicAccess-tp1420p1423.html

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 14:31, Jennifer Bell <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm not sure I understand the question, but I think it's a linked chain: open government data will lead to increased citizen involvement, which will lead to improvements in efficiency almost by definition.

But, like stats, data can be made to say just about anything. An
important part of this process is knowing the source of the data,
validating it, scrutinizing it, even collecting our own.