[open-government] UK Government Releases Open Data White Paper and revamped Data.Gov.UK

Tue Jul 3 13:32:30 UTC 2012

To all data.gov.uk colleges and Rufus,

Amazing job. It looks fantastic, simple and easy to find. Congrats! Hopefully we can see it presented at the IOGDC.

Best regards,

Ruth Del Campo

On Jun 28, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Rufus Pollock wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Today, the UK govenrment made a major announcement regarding Open Data and released a revampedData.Gov.UK — its flagship open data site. More information in this blog post and below.
> 
> http://blog.okfn.org/2012/06/28/uk-government-release-open-data-white-paper-and-new-data-gov-uk/
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rufus Pollock
> 
> 
> ### White Paper
> 
> http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/open-data-white-paper-and-departmental-open-data-strategies
> 
> The Cabinet Office is ushering in a new wave of open data releases with the publication of a new Open Data White Paper.
> 
> The White Paper points to a world in which there is “presumption to publish” within government, and in which common standards and formats for publishing data online are adhered to. It also includes a commitment on the part of government fo provide public sector data for free “wherever appropriate and possible”.
> 
> The document, written by Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude, highlights the benfits of open data for society at large such as greater transparency and improved public services. The White Paper also explores the way in which open data can unlock economic potential by stimulating the creation of new tools and services.
> 
> ### Data.Gov.UK
> 
> http://data.gov.uk/
> 
> In tandem with the release of the White Paper the UK Government’s flagship site Data.Gov.UK has seen a major overhaul. As part of this, its data section is now being powered directly by the latest version of the Open Knowledge Foundation’s open-source CKAN data portal software
> 
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