Maybe there should be an openmotivation.org with a decision tree helping governments and organizations decide how to make use of open data (if at all).This could help them decide what goals are achievable, and what contexts can help direct their efforts most effectively.I will make an example of what I mean by this and post it soon.That has potential.In my experience, governments are in the vast majority of cases very good at not releasing data that shouldn't be released. They are in most cases very conservative with respect to what they publish. Hence the OKF emphasis on how to get govts to release data, as opposed to instructing govts on what data not to release. ATI requests are regularly refused because they contain private data, e.g. bicycle accidents, even if the requester isn't asking for any identifying personal info and just wants info on the type, location and severity of each collision.Govts still make mistakes and release data that should be kept private, usually accidentally. The federal and provincial Privacy Commissioners have come up with models, processes, etc. for how to manage and release data. These guidelines apply to data generally as well as they do to open data specifically. I'd look into what they have done before investing too much time into re-inventing the wheel with a potential openmotivation.orgJames
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