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Open data in Austria: a strategy also shared with the private sector

Posted on January 4, 2016 by

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Companies, NGOs, industries, research centres, scientists and citizens in Austria can now publish their own data under an open license though a dedicated portal, Martin Kaltenböck, from Austrian-based Semantic Web Company, said during the ODI Summit 2015 last November. While…

Responsible Uses of Open Data

Posted on November 20, 2015 by

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This week I attended the Responsible Uses of Open Data in Government and the Private Sector conference at NYU. As someone who teaches with open data and lectures on the use of open data in government, I have a keen…

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Opening Up The Private Sector

Posted on October 8, 2015 by

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The focus of transparency is almost always on government and public bodies. However, over the past ten years, often outside of the headlines, a growing collection of laws, regulations and technological innovations have gradually shone a light on the private…

Is there #OpenData outside #OpenGov?

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

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Is there a public domain separate from the public sector? Is there any interest in applying pressure to the private sector for increased transparency and a less proprietary approach to data? I ask this because when I check in on…

Congratulations, Companies House

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

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Congratulations to the team at Companies House for taking their new free information service into public beta today. Their Chief Executive Tim Moss has just published a blog post, saying: From today you can now access all digital data free…