Following a decision on October 21st, decree now published.
The Spanish Royal Decree that was decided upon on 21 October, making 'open' the default for Spanish public sector information, has been published officially now (announcement).
A HTML, and PDF version are...
Fair-Play Alliance was ordered by the Court of Bratislava in a preliminary ruling to remove information about the public procurement contracts received by a particular individual, presumably based on the right to privacy of the individual involved. The court’s judgment on the merit of the case may prove some important insights in the relationship between open government data and the protection of privacy.
Author: Hans Graux and Katleen Janssen
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The New Zealand Government has released a Declaration on open and transparent government. In a joint announcement by the Minister of Finance and Minister of Internal Affairs Finance Minister Bill English says: "Today the Government is releasing a declaration that clearly sets out our expectation that agencies should release all non-personal...
London, 4 August 2011
(by Daniel Dietrich)
The UK Cabinet Office launched a public consultation on Open Data today.
Francis Maude, Minister for Cabinet Office writes in his foreword of the Open Data consultation paper: "Openness is at the heart of this Government‟s approach. Open Government and Open Data have the power to transform absolutely the way government and society work for the better. Transparency is above politics. It will reveal variation in our society and our public services...
London, 1 August 2011
(by Daniel Dietrich)
The National Archives has launched version 2 of the UK Government Licensing Framework (UKGLF). UKGLF 2.0 builds on the success of the Open Government Licence (OGL), and enables easy re-use of a wider range of public sector information. The OGL remains the default licence for the re-use of public sector information including Crown copyright.
The key changes are:
Dublin, 29 July 2011
(by Daniel Dietrich)
Dublin Parking is a mobile app which displays the disabled parking bays in the greater Dublin area. The app is available for both Android and iPhone. This app will be upgrading periodically with revised transport data. These listings are not legally binding and subject to change. The App is available on the Fingal Open Data Website and here for...
Author: Katleen Janssen
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RATP, the Paris public transport authority, used its...
Munich, 18 July 2011
(by Daniel Dietrich)
The CIO of the federal state of Bavaria Franz Josef Pschierer announced the launch of an Open Data Portal at the "Netzdialog Bayern 2011" on July, 18th in Munich. From the press release:
CIO Pschierer announces Open Data Directory
"In order to allow better access to public sector information and to create additional added value for citizens, we will build a website that makes all open-...
London, 22 July 2011
(by Daniel Dietrich)
According to The Guardian Tim Kelsey, the government's recently appointed director of transparency, said:
"The consultation that government will commence in a couple of weeks will ask everyone what we want to see in the future," he said. "What I hope we want is openness as the point of principle, with any exemptions to follow."
Kelsey said the consultation would also cover the role of the Public Data Corporation, which is due to...
Madrid, 22 July 2011
(by Daniel Dietrich)
A newly launched documentation website covers audiovisual footage of the Meeting: "Open Data Initiative Meeting: Challenges and Solutions", held on June, 9th in Madrid.
The meeting was organised by Projecto Aporta under the auspices of Plan Avanzar 2 of the Spanish Government's...
