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

Wed May 18 14:21:16 UTC 2011

Agree that we should make this broader in future Paul! The reason the
scope was limited to EU as we're currently trying to create a stronger
sense of an EU open data community - partly as this relates to current
EU policies (e.g. PSI Directive) and EU level initiatives (such as the
Digital Assembly in Brussels in June). In general the OKF is
international in its approach and outlook - and certainly doesn't want
to be Euro-centric!

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Uhlir, Paul <PUhlir at nas.edu> wrote:
> 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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> From: open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Gray
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:45 AM
> To: Olav Anders Øvrebø
> Cc: open-government at lists.okfn.org
> Subject: Re: [open-government] open data challenge and non-eu countries
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> 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).
>>
>> olav
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