[open-government] Research project on Open Government Data

[Jo Bates]

Hi all,

I'm currently working on a Phd in the field of Open Government Data. I'm 
interested in the emergence and development of the OGD initiative in the 
UK, and understanding its potential contribution to progressive social 
change. Over the last couple of months I have been meeting and speaking 
to many people that have been involved in opening up government datasets 
in the UK, and will be continuing to do this over the next couple of 
months. I'll also be looking at a couple of the mailing lists that 
people use to discuss issues around OGD.

I am planning on looking at the discussions on this mailing list, but 
would like to check first that people are okay with that. I'll be 
looking at the kind of topics that have been discussed, and analysing 
discussion and debates around key issues. If anyone would like to 
discuss this with me please get in touch.

If you'd like to know more about my research feel free to email, or 
there is an overview on my website: http://j0bates.wordpress.com/about

Also, if anyone would like to take part in an interview, or has anything 
else they'd like to contribute, please get in touch.

Thanks

Jo

Jo Bates
PhD Candidate
Department of Information and Communications
Manchester Metropolitan University
Email: joanne.d.bates at stu.mmu.ac.uk
Website: j0bates.wordpress.com