[ddj] 5811 datasets in beta EU data portal

Thu Jan 17 09:15:16 UTC 2013

Oecd has their statistics portal: http://www.oecd.org/statistics/

Be aware this is not open data.

http://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/

Michael

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 09:10:31AM +1100, Edmund Tadros AFR wrote:
> 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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