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Norwegian Data License Feedback Request
Oslo, 22 March 2011
(by Ton Zijlstra)
Norway has published a draft of the Norwegian public data license "Norsk lisens for offentlige data (NLOD)", and is looking for feedback. The current draft license moves away from the original idea last August to have a 'buffet' of license options, much like the Creative Commons licenses. In stead it opts for a solution that is as straightforward as possible. The draft license is compatible with existing international license frameworks such as Creative Commons, as well as the Open Data Commons.
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The Norwegian government initiative for open government data, data.norge.no reports on the first application that has been build with data about sports facilities, which was opened up earlier this year in August. Earlier already an experimental website making that data searchable had been created, but now a first full-blown application is available.
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Norway Executive Decision: Raw Data Now
Oslo, 17 November 2010
An important step has been taken by the Norwegian Ministry for Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs today, as this press release announces: Starting January 1st 2011, all suitable data that is being published needs to be in machine readable formats ("Fra 1. januar 2011 skal alle egnede rådata gjøres tilgjengelig i maskinlesbare formater").
