[ddj] 5811 datasets in beta EU data portal

[Edmund Tadros AFR]

Can anyone advise me if there are similar data sets for OECD countries?

On 11/01/2013, at 7:29, Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou <b.ooghe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Like on most data catalogs, each dataset is released under a specific licence.
> In the EU Commission's case, there are three different ones used :
> cc-by for about 100 datasets, a few dozens under Europa Legal Notice,
> which seems complex but opendata-compatible, and the whole others,
> meaning more than 95%, are released under the Eurostat
> Copyright/Licence Policy
> <http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/about_eurostat/policies/copyright_licence_policy>
> This last one explicitly says that commercial reuse is possible except
> in a broad variety of situations which the user obviously has to
> identify for himself : this is the exact opposite of an opendata
> licence that would get rid of any legal uncertainty that could put the
> reuser at risk as defined in the opendefinition.
> 
> Benjamin
> 
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Ahmed ElAmin <elamin.ahmed at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't know if you are correct Benjamin. Where did you get the info
>> that it is for non-commercial use? Even if it says that, media can
>> analyse and publish the data (eg see UK gov transparency data
>> publishing, which is what this exercise by the Commission is based
>> on). Non-commercial use normally means companies cannot package and
>> resell the data. That's my understanding. I can always contact the
>> Commission to clarify if people are still unsure. Here is what the
>> site says (though it is badly put):
>> 
>> 'This portal is about transparency, open government and innovation.
>> The European Commission Data Portal provides access to open public
>> data from the European Commission. It also provides access to data of
>> other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies at their
>> request. The published data can be downloaded by everyone interested
>> to facilitate reuse, linking and the creation of innovative services.
>> Moreover, this Data Portal promotes and builds literacy around
>> Europe’s data. The data publishers, application developers and the
>> general public can also use new functionalities enabled by the
>> semantic technologies.'
>> 
>> On 10 January 2013 15:23, Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou <b.ooghe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> That is the issue... Does a media reusing data make a commercial
>>> reuse? No one knows, and everyone is in a high legal incertainty
>>> situation...
>>> 
>>> Benjamin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Robin Linderborg
>>> <robin.linderborg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Just of curiosity, where does one draw the line with non-commercial data?
>>>> Surely, it must be allowed to reference the results, although not in great
>>>> detail.
>>>> 
>>>> /Robin Linderborg
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 2013/1/10 Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou <b.ooghe at gmail.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Warning : most of this data can not be used by medias as it is
>>>>> released under a non-commercial licence, which is quite surprising
>>>>> coming from the european commission repeating in loop the strong
>>>>> interest of OpenData for economic purposes...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Benjamin
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Ahmed ElAmin <elamin.ahmed at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Very interesting and sometimes bizzare kind of microdata begin put
>>>>>> online as part of a Commission transparency exercise. Here is a sample
>>>>>> of what can be found begging for infographic kind of treatment.
>>>>>> http://open-data.europa.eu/open-data/data/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>    Psychiatric care beds in hospitals was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Total length of railway lines was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Public electronic procurement systems was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Enterprises using Internet for interaction with public authorities
>>>>>> (NACE Rev. 1.1) was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Public services - Individuals was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Enterprises using the Internet for submitting a proposal in a
>>>>>> public electronic tender system to public authorities was updated on
>>>>>> 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Population connected to independent wastewater collecting systems:
>>>>>> with treatment was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Gross value added - NACE Rev.1: L-P - current prices was updated
>>>>>> on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Water abstracted for public water supply was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>>    Compensation of employees by NACE Rev.1 was updated on 09/01/13.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>> Ahmed
>>>>>> 
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