[okfn-discuss] [Fwd: Re-use request service]

Mon Jan 7 17:31:10 UTC 2008

John Sheridan of OPSI has kindly emailed us about thhe 'BarCamp' they're 
organizing on the Power of Information Review recommendation 8:

"To improve government's responsiveness to demand for public sector 
information, by July 2008 OPSI should create a web-based channel to 
gather and assess requests for publication of public sector information."

The event is scheduled for this Saturday in London (full details below).

~rufus

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-------- Original Message --------...)
Subject: 	Re-use request service
Date: 	Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:48:15 -0000

Dear OKFN (Rufus, Jo et al)

As an organisation with an interest in re-use of Public Sector
Information I wanted to bring this event to your attention:
http://barcamp.org/BarCampPOIR8 on *12th January 2008*, at the Spey &
Ness Rooms, City Inn, 30 John Islip Street, Westminster, London.

Since beginning to accept requests for re-using PSI through the
discussion forum on the OPSI website, we’ve been given some very helpful
feedback by users and learnt quite a few lessons about how the eventual
service will need to work. The forums have served a useful purpose these
few months but are clearly insufficient going forwards.

We’ve opted for a BarCamp format as the most open, participative and
democratic way to engage with potential re-users. We’ve a venue arranged
and an outline agenda – but really we would like the re-user community
to shape the event.

I'd be very grateful if you could post details about this event on the
relevant Open Knowledge Foundation mailing list and/or let anyone you
think relevant know.

Otherwise, may I wish you a happy New Year and my best wishes for 2008.

*John Sheridan *
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