[okfn-discuss] An interesting question about open data for local government.

Wed Oct 10 14:47:36 UTC 2012

Isn't the correct answer "specifying any particular formats or
specifications is a recipe for having an obsolete bill within years or
months"?

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Zach Beauvais <z.beauvais at gmail.com> wrote:
> Quora sent me this question [1], which I think is of interest to the OKFN:
>
> If you were making a bill about open data for a local government, what sort
> of specifications and formats would you include in the bill?
>
> And it's starting out with a few interesting answers in situ.
>
> This subject might be a good post/paper for people to pass on to civil
> servants/local representatives with a step by step guide to transparency?
>
> Best,
> -Z
>
> [1]:
> http://www.quora.com/Open-Data/If-you-were-making-a-bill-about-open-data-for-a-local-government-what-sort-of-specifications-and-formats-would-you-include-in-the-bill
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