[okfn-discuss] okfn-discuss Digest, Vol 55, Issue 4

Wed Apr 7 11:58:14 UTC 2010

I'd say (off the top of my head, and in train so refs will be a bit  
vague):
- Is the Scottish Government committed to open data and what steps is  
it taking to ensure this happens (data.scotland.gov ?), both for  
Scottish govt data and local data.
- will they be opening up core datasets and how will they be doing it  
eg will the Scottish Statistics service be providing access to its  
data in a similar way to the ONS's rest api
- how are they working to make it is to combine Scottish data with UK  
data sets, eg I believe there are not yet GSS codes for Scottish  
statistical areas (GSS replaces ONS Snac ids in Jan 2011)

It would be great to think that Scottish govt could be a beacon of  
open data, tying in to best practice elsewhere in the UK, but also  
making genuine innovations and fostering local expertise too. At the  
moment to be honest haven't seen much to indicate that's the case.
Chris

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On 7 Apr 2010, at 12:00, okfn-discuss-request at lists.okfn.org wrote:

> Right, I'm hopeful we'll get a few people from Scottish Government
> digital efforts and from different public archives in Edinburgh.
>
> Send us a short list of questions, we can at least get them circulated
> if not answered. ;)