[okfn-be] Desired feedback on datasets

Wed Feb 22 10:52:31 UTC 2012

>
> "I proposed them that
> it would be better to license the KBO data to 100.000 people for € 6,
> instead of the 6 parties for € 100.000. They didn't like the idea
> because of the additional administration"
>

Euhm, this is the moment where I say "What the fuck?!?"

Governments are obliged to open up that data, even if it would be pointless
and lead to no added value for themselves. It is our democratic right to
have access to data which is generated through public services, paid with
our own hard tax money (with respect to privacy and security of course). I
think it is completely outrageous that FEDecon sells data, I never heard
about this fact but I am profoundly shocked now I know. If there is action
to be taken then it is to stop this malpractice! I already paid for
collecting that data, I already paid for the machines that process that
data, I paid for the machines that deliver the data to the parties that buy
these data at the moment and I also paid for the workforce that developed
the platform. I already paid! I'm not going to pay twice!

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Bart Van Loon <bart at zeropoint.it> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It was Tue Feb 21 at 03:53PM when Miel Vander Sande wrote:
> >    Related to my latest research topic on Open Government Data
> >    publishing I am putting together a small survey on the desired
> >    feedback of Open Data sets. For governments, the return on
> >    releasing data is incredibly valuable. This can be split up into
> >    two parts:
> >
> >    1. Data usage (where?, by who?, how?, for what?, in which
> >    form?,...)
> >    2. Crowd sourced elaboration (validation, correction, addition,...)
>
> Are you sure governments like crowd sources elaborations?
>
> >    My questions:
> >
> >    A. Does anybody know some more or concrete examples of desired
> >    feedback by governments?
>
> Usage statistics. When I was talking with FODecon I proposed them that
> it would be better to license the KBO data to 100.000 people for € 6,
> instead of the 6 parties for € 100.000. They didn't like the idea
> because of the additional administration etc... But also because they
> weren't convinced they would reach a greater audience this way.
>
> So the reach of their data might have good value.
>
> >    B. Does anybody know examples of statistical analysis governments
> >    would like to perform on this feedback?
> >
> >    C. Concerning crowd sourced elaboration, what do governments (would
> >    like to) do with this feedback? What would be the concrete result?
> >
> >    Any comment is of course welcome, in particular from the government
> >    point of view!
>
> --
> regards,
> Bart Van Loon
>
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