[open-government] What are your questions for opengovernmentdata.org?

Mon May 2 22:17:20 UTC 2011

Wonderful to have your input Anna. I think I'll add "Who is the target
audience" as the first question :-)

Tim McNamara  |  @timClicks <http://twitter.com/timClicks>  |
timmcnamara.co.nz

2011/5/3 Anna Kuliberda <anna.kuliberda at gmail.com>

> Hi,
> Great idea with this FAQ!
> I don't know who is the target group, but if it's also public officials or
> decision makers, it would be good to let them know about tow following:
>
> 1. Open government data regarding freedom of information, freedom of
> expression and re-use of public information (or public sector information if
> you prefer)
>
> 2. All the licensing issues - what to think about before choosing one. Not
> necessarily indicate better or worse license, but just pointing out things
> to be considered.
>
> And maybe it's too complex but
> 3. What may be the return of investment from putting money, time and effort
> for a release open government data project
>
> And than form an advocate point of view - I meet quite often this question
> - "Ok, open data, suer, but please show me change that was done thanks to
> open data, just prove it works!". I know it is not a place for such a thing
> in FAQ, but actually, it is the most frequently asked question in my case.
>
>
> And because this is my first time not only lurking - I'm saying hello!
> My name is Anna Kuliberda and I work for Polish watchdog NGO who, among
> other things, organised first TransparencyCamp in Poland (
> http://transparencycamp.pl) in 2010.
>
> regards,
> Anna
>
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> Leaders of Local Civic Groups)
> anna.kuliberda at lgo.pl tel. 0048 22 844 73 55
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>
>
> 2011/5/2 Tim McNamara <paperless at timmcnamara.co.nz>
>
>> I'm attempting to build some questions to create a FAQ for
>> opengovernmentdata.org. If you have any thing you would like answered,
>> please let me know. If you use Quora, I've created a question there[1].
>>
>>
>> Tim McNamara  |  @timClicks <http://twitter.com/timClicks>  |
>> timmcnamara.co.nz
>>
>> [1] www.quora.com/Which-questions-should-be-part-of-a-great-FAQ
>>
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