[open-government] Open government data in Brazil

Thu Jul 1 06:58:45 UTC 2010

Hi all,

Excellent examples that can be provided to the Brazil initiative. For the Bill itself, maybe free should be made more clear as free of charge (if possible) or openly available (if free of charge is not feasible).  ""the disclosure and dissemination of public data and information in a structured manner, for anyone to use for any purpose free of charge". And then include that government (or whoever has the executive power for further implementation of the law) should create a licensing framework or policy (preferably based on CC and the suggestions given by Brian and Baden) to implement this provision of the law?

Katleen

From: open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Baden
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Hi.

I agree with Paul, and Brian with respect to the reporting requirement,

By way of further example with respect to reporting, the Queensland Government in Australia has mandated the use of the Government Information Licensing Framework<http://www.gilf.gov.au> via its Government Enterprise Architecture<http://www.qgcio.qld.gov.au/qgcio/architectureandstandards/qgea2.0/Pages/azqgeadocs.aspx#g> regime.

When drafting the GILF GEA Position Document<http://www.qgcio.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Architecture%20and%20Standards/QGEA%202.0/GILF%20Position.pdf> we turned to the issue of reporting and required that departments state:
* the manner in which the GILF policy has been integrated into departmental policies
* compliance of department websites to GILF policy requirements
* what government information is released by the Department on a licence other than one of the six Creative Commons licence (for example a restrictive licence).

There are specific time frames for implementation, and an annual reporting requirement

The Framework has a policy requirement to choose the least restrictive licence appropriate to the circumstances.  With regard to the latter dot point above, and in the context of giving proper effect to the Right to Information legislation<http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/R/RightInfoA09.pdf>, the non-CC reporting requirement, we hope, will add an appropriate degree of insite for the government, and the Information Commissioner (whom reports directly to Parliament), on the true status of access to and reuse of government material.

Kind regards,

Baden

Baden Appleyard
Principal Advisor - Government Information Licensing Framework
Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management

On 1 July 2010 07:19, Brian Fitzgerald <bf.fitzgerald at qut.edu.au<mailto:bf.fitzgerald at qut.edu.au>> wrote:
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