OPENGOV.SE
Stockholm: 29 September 2009
Opengov.se is a registry of open government data in Sweden. It is a personal project managed by a private citizen - Peter Krantz. It is not a government initiative or sponsored project.
On his blog, Peter explains why he launched this innovative site.
“The Internet is the public space of the modern world, and through it governments now have the opportunity to better understand the needs of their citizens and citizens may participate more fully in their government. Information becomes more valuable as it is shared, less valuable as it is hoarded. Open data promotes increased civil discourse, improved public welfare, and a more efficient use of public resources.
…and this is why I have launched opengov.se - an initiative to bring Swedish public sector data online in open formats. Initially the website contains a catalog of public data sources and information about licensing and formats used.”
Opengov.se works to gather together in one place and make accessible to researchers public datasets from the Swedish government. It contains links to datasets by departments, with some notes on their access and usage. There is also a government tracking section which gathers together news about new government committees. It makes a note of what percentage of the datasets are fully open - i.e. material that is free for anyone to re-use and re-distribute without restriction, and that is in an open format.
The site has received favourable press coverage in Sweden, and has been featured on Swedish national television and in a national newspaper. Peter Krantz, who runs the site, has been contacted by both civil servants that want help with open data plans and politicians that want advice on how legislation should change to increase the amount of open government data.
Following Peter’s Tweets, it is noted that Opengov.se is referenced in the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce’s egov report, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce e-government index 2009, 24 September 2009.
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