[euopendata] Estonian new parliament -> Coalition agreement about open data

Sun Apr 3 07:54:24 UTC 2011

Henri Laupmaa from Estonia visited last week in Finland and told good 
news. The new parliament coalition in Estonia agreed on several points 
related to PSI/open data.

Original blog post in Estonian and Henris rough translations:

http://www.opendata.ee/2011-03-24/avatud-andmed-uue-valitsuse-koalitsioonileppes/

>
>  Quick translation of the points in coalition agreement:
>
>  + + +
>
>  8. Giving states' digital assets to citizens and business:
>
>  a. we make the spatial data public - to give citizens and businesses
>  the opportunity to create their own public data services;
>
>  b. we link the public registers (cadastre data and land register) and
>  make their information available online 24/7;
>
>  c. for transparency and simulating creation of new applications by
>  private sector, we make the state and local government data available
>  in machine-readable form (machine-readable public data);
>
>  d. Our aim is that datasets made in cooperation between state and
>  private parties would be available to businesses and individuals to
>  develop their own applications.
>
>  + + +
>
>  Expect to see you in May.
>
>  Kind regards,
>  Henri
>
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