[open-government] New post Open Data, Technology and Government 2.0 – What Should We, And Should We Not, Expect

Thu Sep 13 14:44:19 UTC 2012

> There’s a*danger if open data is seen as a panacea that will magically 
> solve climate change or eliminate corruption because it will 
> inevitably fail to do so and hope and enthusiasm will be replaced by 
> disappointment and dis-engagement*.

I agree entirely with the conclusion. But...

There has been a lot of writing on this lately (the Crooked Timber 
series w/ the Tom [S]lee's etc. [1], John Wonderlich's response [2]). 
All of this so far, including your post, has worked through tough issues 
and I've learned a lot from it all. But where is open data actually seen 
as a panacea? Where is this problem coming from?

Open data advocates almost never make big promises. We know that data != 
change. Who is raising expectations too high?

[1] http://crookedtimber.org/2012/07/17/open-data-seminar-2/
[2] 
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/07/06/open-data-creates-accountability/

- Josh Tauberer (@JoshData)

http://www.govtrack.us | http://razor.occams.info

On 09/13/2012 09:25 AM, Rufus Pollock wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've just put up post on Open Knowledge Foundation blog entitled
> "Managing Expectations: Open Data, Technology and Government 2.0 –
> What Should We, And Should We Not Expect":
>
> <http://blog.okfn.org/2012/09/13/managing-expectations-ii-open-data-technology-and-government-2-0/>
>
> <https://twitter.com/OKFN/status/246219882436378625>
>
> This distils some accumulated thinking (over the last couple of
> years!) and I'd very much welcome any thoughts or feedback people
> have.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rufus
>
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