Open Data: Fantastic, But Not Enough

Posted by Penguin on Jun 2, 2010 8:44 PM EDT
Computerworld UK; By Simon Phipps
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It's a fantastic start, but we need the government to mandate open source examples to accompany open data.

In an unusual move for such a significant news item, the UK government announced over the weekend that they were ordering all government departments to embark on a voyage of transparency.

There were some very good ideas in the announcement, including a mandate to publish details of all ITC procurements. And there is no doubt that a mandate for open data is a fantastic move.

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