[okfn-discuss] what are the arguments against open data

Wed Oct 9 04:47:58 UTC 2013

On Oct 8, 2013, at 10:04 PM, Bob Chen <bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu> wrote:

> In summary, one of the biggest challenges for open data advocates is to develop and demonstrate strong and sustainable alternative business models for supporting the full life cycle of open data.

The above is also a big challenge when trying to convince private companies to release data for secondary, serendipitous public good—for example, getting personal health/sensor device makers to release their collections of individual data without hurting their existing business models.

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Puneet Kishor
Science and Data Policy, Creative Commons
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