[ddj] Harvard study on the potential of open data and data journalism in a democracy

Mon Jan 23 17:13:48 UTC 2012

Very interesting!

2012/1/23 Liliana Bounegru <bounegru at ejc.net>

> Dear all,
>
> I thought you might be interested in this Harvard study on the potential
> of open data in a democracy, which discusses data journalism as one
> valuable area of application.
>
> *In the information economy, data is power and we face a choice between
> democratizing it and holding on to it for an asymmetrical advantage.*
> *
> *
>
> *Channeling the power of this open data and the network effect can help:*
>
>
>    1. *Fight government corruption, improve accountability and enhance
>    government services*
>    2. *Change the default setting of government to open, transparent and
>    participatory*
>    3. *Create new models of journalism to separate signal from noise to
>    provide meaningful insights*
>    4. *Launch multi-billion dollar businesses based on public sector data*
>
> You can read the full paper here:
>
>
> http://www.hks.harvard.edu/presspol/publications/papers/discussion_papers/d70_kundra.html?utm_source=Shorenstein+Center&utm_campaign=5e1aa3dccb-Vivek_Kundra_paper1_19_2012&utm_medium=email
> .
>
> All the best,
>
> Liliana
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