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7 articles
Open Data · March 12, 2013
Open Data to the Next Level: Why and How to Involve the Private Sector
On taking open-data programs past public-sector publication and into private-sector reuse — the supply, demand, and intermediary infrastructure that turns published datasets into civic and commercial value.
Open Data · September 10, 2012
Tim Davies: 5 Stars of Open Data Engagement
Tim Davies's 5-star framework for open-data engagement — moving past publication into structured, two-way engagement with reuse communities.
Open Government · May 22, 2012
A New Proactive Transparency: Open Data and Access to Information Promises and Challenges
On the shift from reactive FOIA-driven transparency to proactive open-data publication — what governments are committing to and where it falls short.
Open Data · November 8, 2011
The ROI of Open Government Data: New Jobs
An economic-impact analysis arguing that open government data publication produces measurable downstream employment in the firms reusing it.
Open Data · September 18, 2011
Pourquoi n'y a-t-il pas de consensus sur une licence open data en France
(Why is there no consensus on an open-data licence in France)
On the licensing fragmentation across French open-data programs and why the absence of a single agreed licence has slowed downstream reuse.
Civic Tech · May 15, 2011
Hackathon at Stanford: Opening Up Government Data
Coverage of a Stanford hackathon focused on building tools that consume and visualize federal and state open-data feeds.
Open Data · April 4, 2011
March 2011: Open Data News and Resources
A monthly roundup of open-data news and reusable resources from March 2011 — government datasets, tooling, and notable reuse projects.