[euopendata] Study says charge for public data...

Fri Jan 14 15:46:36 UTC 2011

There is a lot of discussion about this and I hope the people in the Cabinet Office give more information soon on what they mean.

https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/pipermail/developers-public/2011-January/007118.html

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I tend to agree this is not about starting new charges but stimulating commercial versions of things like Opencorporates and expensive business to business B2B services rather than the free Iphone apps and web hacks we see now

best, javier

On 14 Jan 2011, at 14:40, Tim Manning wrote:

> I think this is probably a mis-reading.  The PDC announcement simply reflects 'present state', i.e. that not all UK government data can be currently published free of charge, due to the current funding models of the organisations concerned.  I don't think it changes the government's desire to progressively move more data to the OGL.  Rather, it creates an entity that is intended to faciliate this process over time, particularly for key datasets.  I certainly sense no desire to introduce charges where none have existed before. 
>  
> Tim Manning
> 
> From: euopendata-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:euopendata-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Julian Tait
> Sent: 14 January 2011 12:12
> To: Ton Zijlstra
> Cc: euopendata
> Subject: Re: [euopendata] Study says charge for public data...
> 
> With the announcement yesterday I am fearful that we are seeing a gradual drift from the concept that data should be made available openly and without charge.
> 
> The latest Cabinet Office press release regarding the Public Data Corporation (PDC) alludes to the concept of charging structures for public data.
> 
> "By bringing valuable Government data together, governed by a consistent set of principles around data collection, maintenance, production and charging, the Government can share best practice, drive efficiencies and create innovative public services for citizens and businesses"
> 
> http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/public-data-corporation-free-public-data-and-drive-innovation
> 
> If charging is being developed, it is going to make the job of convincing UK public bodies to release data freely more difficult as I guess they would want to hang around until the format of the PDC is decided.
> 
> Julian Tait
> Open Data Cities and DataGM
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