A December 2012 survey just published shows there's a knowledge gap in the UK public sector when it comes to understanding open data and its potential.

Key highlights of the survey include:

• 78% do not know about government plans for open data and the benefits that follow
• Only 52% recognised that ready access to data and data standards will generate new
  enterprises, jobs and services in the public and private sectors
• 57% do not know how to access data sets, how to interpret them or how to best apply
  data standards
• Over 75% do not know what data is available outside their department to help develop
  new solutions for service delivery
• 66% said they did not understand their role in delivering the open data agenda
• An overwhelming 72% recognised that knowing how to access, share and use data will be
  increasingly important over the next three years.

The survey has been published at Listmedia, and there is a summary available in PDF.