[open-government] open data challenge and non-eu countries

Wed May 18 14:14:22 UTC 2011

There are lots of attempts to dig a moat around the EU in these initiatives, just as there are in other places, such as on this side of the pond. The funders typically erect such restrictions, but such restrictions should be minimized whenever possible. What's ironic is that the types of organizations that have "operations in the EU", such as US multinationals, are exactly the kind of entities that the competitive moat is generally intended to keep out, so it's rather self-defeating. The non-commercial, cooperative institutions are the ones that are kept out.

Cheers,
Paul

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To: Olav Anders Øvrebø
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Subject: Re: [open-government] open data challenge and non-eu countries

Unfortunately this is currently focused on EU27 member states [1].
That said anyone can partner with anyone in an EU member state if they
want to enter. E.g. someone with an app in Bergen could partner with
someone in Barcelona or Amsterdam if they wanted to enter - as long as
they can demonstrate how this is relevant to EU27 countries.

Hopefully we'll do something global - or at least more geopolitically
broad - next time! :-)

All the best,

Jonathan

[1] http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm

2011/5/18 Olav Anders Øvrebø <olav.ovrebo at gmail.com>:
> The Open Data Challenge is open for "EU resident or an organisation with
> operations in the EU." What does "operations in the EU" mean more
> specifically? (I am thinking about Norwegian citizens who might be
> interested in this).
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