Report on Local Data Panel Meetings
The UK data.gov.uk blog has published the Local Data Panel Meeting 2 papers.
The announcement states:
To keep abreast of the activities of the Local Public Data Panel you can now access its meeting notes and papers here at data.gov.uk. Please see above for the most recent selection.
The Panel met again on 1 March, considering a range of topics, including:
- Identifying those local authorities/public bodies already leading the way on open data;
- Assisting local authorities/public bodies to work through technical/ policy issues relating to making data openly available;
- Working with willing local authorities to make May local election results available as open data;
- Holding a forum with developers/activists to better understand what data activists want and how they can work with the local sector to get what they need; and
- Developing best practice and standards for public sector data.
If you have views to share about the papers provided please feel free to comment here. You can also reach the Local Public Data Unit in CLG at LPDU@communities.gsi.gov.uk for a direct link to the Panel’s Secretariat.
The Panel meets next on 20 April. We will keep you updated on the Panel’s work in taking forward the issues cited above.
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The UK data.gov.uk blog has published the Local Data Panel Meeting 1 papers.
The announcement states:
“The Local Public Data Panel, chaired by Professor Nigel Shadbolt held its first meeting on 19 January.
The Panel is looking to encourage local government and public bodies to release data in free and re-usable formats - data held locally is every bit as valuable as the data placed on data.gov.uk already by central government departments. Things like recycling information, street works, planning applications and parking fines are what people want to know about the places they live. We want to see it made public.
The first meeting kicked off work looking at the data flows between central and local government, developing standard formats for local data so it can be linked to other data and ideas for drawing out best practice examples from the many local authorities that are already using public data to inform and engage their citizens.
The best thing we can do to convince more local authorities to make data freely available is by spotlighting the great work of those authorities already reaping the benefits. If you have any good examples you'd like to highlight to us and to the data.gov.uk community please add them in a comment below.
The next Panel meeting is on Monday 1 March. We will update you soon on further activities.”
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