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

Thu Jun 28 16:09:14 UTC 2012

Hi All,

Today, the UK govenrment made a major announcement regarding Open Data and
released a revampedData.Gov.UK <http://data.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 <http://data.gov.uk/> has seen a major overhaul. As part
of this, its data section <http://data.gov.uk/data> is now being powered
directly by the latest version of the Open Knowledge Foundation’s open-source
CKAN data portal software <http://ckan.org/>
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