CC and PSI: New Data FAQs, Participate in 4.0 Discussions
19 Jan 2012
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Guest posting by
Diane Peters

Last year we discussed on the ePSIplatform how Creative Commons tools can be leveraged to help share public sector information. As we now prepare for version 4.0 of CC, we ask you, the broad PSI community, to provide expert input and help us re-examine various aspects of the license.

Evaluating the Autumn Statement Open Data Measures
6 Dec 2011
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Guest posting by
Tim Davies

Is government meeting the challenge of building an open data infrastructure for the UK? A critical look at the Autumn Statement Open Data Measures.

Collaborative e-gov: services that get better the more people use them
16 Nov 2011
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Guest posting by
David Osimo
Recently we presented the interim results of the study on collaborative e-government. Interesting workshop, with lots of debate for example on new funding instruments for the web. But for me, the key finding was another. I struggled a lot in the course of this project to find a good definition of collaborative e-government. In particular, how to convey that collaborative e-government is more than “cool apps built on open data”?
Why we helped design the new UK Companies House URIs
11 Nov 2011
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Guest posting by
Chris Taggart
Mid October, the UK Companies House took the wraps off its URIs for companies. Now this is actually rather more significant than you might think. It’s significant from the UK open data perspective, as now there's a persistent URL for registered companies. Open Corporates helped shape these persistent URLs fitting with Open Data principles.
The State of Open Data 2011
25 Oct 2011
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Guest posting by
David Eaves

What is the state of the open data movement? The past year saw successes like more data portals, broader understanding and more demand, and more experimentation. We are at a turning point. Challenges lie in avoiding the compliance trap, data schemas and growing the movement.

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