[OKFN-EN] Cities and open data

Tue Jan 27 16:51:53 UTC 2015

Hi Maire,

Great to hear from you and very timely post. As you probably know we are
operating a UK City Open Data Census:

http://gb-city.census.okfn.org/

There has been some ongoing discussion about what are the top priority
datasets for inclusion here and is something we want to revisit soon.

Rufus

On 27 January 2015 at 14:01, Maire Williams <M.Williams at centreforcities.org>
wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
>
>
> I’ve just joined this mailing list and wanted to introduce myself and ask
> for feedback on a project I’m working on. I work as a researcher at Centre
> for Cities, which looks at the economic performance of the UKs 64 largest
> cities. We’re interested in open data as the amount of timely, robust data
> available at a city level is limited, and this impacts on our and
> Governments ability to understand the issues individuals cities face and
> develop efficient policies that overcome these. We published a report
> outlining the benefits from open data policies to cities  (
> http://www.centreforcities.org/publication/open-data-or-closed-doors/)
> and are now building on this to come up with *a list of key data sets
> that we and others would like to see prioritised for release*.
>
>
>
> *I’ve attached a short note that outlines what data we would like to see
> prioritised for release and why.* *It would be great if you could have a
> read through and get back to me with comments on:*
>
>
>
> *1)      **If the specific datasets mentioned would be of interest to you
> / your organisation and how you would use them*
>
> *2)      **Other city level data you / your organisation would like to
> see prioritised for release and why*
>
>
>
> Our aim is to come up with a short list of key data sets that we would
> then campaign for the relevant parties to release.
>
>
>
> Any feedback you have would be appreciated,
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Maire
>
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> *Maire Williams*
>
> *Researcher*
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> @WilliamsMaire <https://twitter.com/WilliamsMaire>
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