[open-government] Defining Open Government Data?

Javier de la Cueva jdelacueva at derecho-internet.org
Mon Nov 15 22:17:35 UTC 2010


El 15/11/10 00:44, Jonathan Gray escribió:
> Yes, in my view government data is definitely defined by origin
> (produced by public bodies), not by subject matter (what data is
> about). I see it as part of government data's big value that it is not
> just about government but about lots of different aspects of the world
> (environment, society, economy, ...).
> 
> Hence, I would suggest leaving the provisional wording as is, along
> the lines of "produced or commissioned by government or government
> controlled entities". Leaving this open ended might have some
> advantages. We could list some examples (a la PSI Directive) to
> illustrate what we mean?
> 

Yes, good point. I agree. Data subject and its quality should go in a
different conceptual layer.

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Cheers,
Javier de la Cueva




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