An Information goldmine!
The Headstar E-Government Bulletin Live has published an article titled: Open Government Data: An Information Goldmine, Open To All by Joshua Tauberer.
The announcement states:
“Open data can make the world a better place. This is no exaggeration, and the reason is that information is a crucial driving force in innovation. Information is a unique kind of resource. It is a so-called “public good”: consumption of information by one individual does not reduce the availability of the information for others. This is why the benefit of information can extend far beyond its initial purpose.
A 2009 report for the US Office of Science and Technology Policy, ‘Harnessing the power of digital data for science and society’, noted: “The power of digital information to catalyze progress is limited only by the power of the human mind. Data are not consumed by the ideas and innovations they spark, but are an endless fuel for creativity. A small bit of information, well found, can drive a giant leap of creativity. The power of a data set can be amplified by ingenuity through applications unimagined by the authors and distant from the original field.””
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