[open-government] OGD in the IT system procurement cycle

Mon Oct 31 11:14:13 UTC 2011

In UK, the national strategy is based on progressively reducing costs
through data friendly  ict. However, to date we haven't seen the details.
On Oct 31, 2011 6:59 AM, "David Eaves" <david at eaves.ca> wrote:

> On the legal front, I'd disagree. 99% of barriers have been legal and
> organizational to date... but as we enjoy greater success the technical
> barriers will become more significant. This is certainly true in Vancouver
> where there is a team that is quite dedicated to getting data open, the
> problem is all the legacy systems which makes it very difficult (or
> expensive) to do so.
>
> As we go deeper into the stack on this issue, the barriers will shift, so
> getting open data written into procurement policy is critical.
>
> On 11-10-30 6:31 AM, Antti Poikola wrote:
>
>> Hi Gerhard,
>>
>> I would no be so pessimistic..
>>
>> On 30.10.2011 12:28, innovation institute wrote:
>>
>>> 1. never heard on any similar initiatives across Europe.
>>>
>> Someone has to be first ;)
>>
>>  2. 90 percent of OGD are historical government sources...
>>>
>>
>> Sure, old legacy systems are technically challenged, but new systems are
>> under development all the time.
>>
>>  3. 99 percent of all obstacles relate to legal and organistional
>>> barriers ...
>>>
>>
>> Sure, legal-, organizational- and attitude problems are real obstacles (I
>> would count maybe 70% for those), but still the underlying technical
>> platforms may add additional barriers or on the positive side make the
>> opening decision easier.
>>
>> -Antti Poikola
>>
>
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