[od-discuss] follow up todo: "contact the Kenya Open Data Initiative on OD compliance"

Mon Aug 13 21:25:11 UTC 2012

sorry... I meant conformance.

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Herb Lainchbury <herb at dynamic-solutions.com
> wrote:

> Sure, I can do that.  Can someone remind me, is this the only issue that
> needs be resolved for compliance?
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Daniel Dietrich <daniel.dietrich at okfn.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Good point! As I am not a native speaker, could you perhaps help me
>> putting this into a nice wording, so that it sounds friendly but
>> encouraging them to make it better?
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> On 13 Aug 2012, at 22:42, Herb Lainchbury wrote:
>>
>> > Personally, I would consider removing the word "Sadly".  It
>> pre-supposes is that this will be received as bad news when in fact the
>> license is in pretty good shape and is closer to conformance than many.
>> >
>> > H
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:20 AM, Daniel Dietrich <
>> daniel.dietrich at okfn.org> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > When writing the summary of the last call on the open definition and
>> spotted an open TODO:
>> >
>> > "contact the Kenya Open Data Initiative on the issue." Here is a draft
>> mail. Please comment/change.
>> >
>> > All best
>> > Daniel
>> >
>> > -- snip --
>> >
>> > Subject: Compliance of the Kenyan Open Data Policy with the Open
>> Definition
>> >
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > my name is Daniel Dietrich, Open Data Evangelist of the Open Knowledge
>> Foundation [1] and Project coordinator of the Open Definition [2]. I am
>> contacting you today, on behalf of the Open Definition Advisory Council,
>> because of the compliance of the Kenyan Open Data Policy with the Open
>> Definition.
>> >
>> > The Open Definition Advisory Council reviewed the Kenyan Open Data
>> Policy [3] as used in the Kenyan Government open data portal. Sadly the
>> group agreed that the Kenyan Open Data Policy was non-compliant with the
>> Open Definition because of it's non-commercial restrictions:
>> >
>> > <quote>
>> > As such, and subject to any minor restrictions that may be imposed by
>> the law of copyright regarding the use of public information, the Kenya ICT
>> Board and the government agencies whose information is provided on this
>> website impose no restrictions to the non-commercial reproduction,
>> re-publication and re-distribution of any information published on its
>> website.
>> > </quote>
>> >
>> > This implies only permission for non-commercial use whereas open
>> definition requires that the data be freely usable for any purpose
>> including commercial ones. We think this is an important issue since this
>> affects the Open Data Ecosystem. International interoperability of datasets
>> is key to build a sustainable open data ecosystem.
>> >
>> > The Open Definition sets out principles to define ‘openness’ in
>> relation to content and data and is widely recognized as the international
>> standard to evaluate license compliance.
>> >
>> > We would be please if we could discuss this issue and explore
>> possibilities how we could help you make the Kenyan Open Data Policy
>> compliant with the Open Definition. It would be great if we could have a
>> call by phone or skype at any time soon.
>> >
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> > Daniel Dietrich
>> > on behalf of the Open Definition Advisory Council
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Daniel Dietrich
>> > Open Data Evangelist at the OKF
>> > Open Government Data WG Coordinator
>> > Chairman OKF Germany
>> >
>> > Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF)
>> > Promoting Open Knowledge in a Digital Age
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>> >
>> >
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>> >
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>> > Herb Lainchbury
>> > Dynamic Solutions Inc.
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>>
>>
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> Herb Lainchbury
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