[open-government] Fwd: Invitation to Participate: Demand-driven Open Data

Mon Apr 15 20:22:33 UTC 2013

I really don't like this narrative that says there is a failure of demand
for government information, and I don't think it should be allowed to sail
past unquestioned.

Evidence :
* both Blair and Cameron publicly lament the impact of FoIA, because the
demand creates a burden
* foi-released data on WhatDoTheyKnow.com is now accessed about 320,000
times (visits) a month, in the UK alone.

What there is no demand for is rubbish boring data nobody asked for.

Tom
 On 15 Apr 2013 17:07, "Jonathan Gray" <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:

> FYI
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> Dear all,
>
> While much progress has been made on the supply side of Open Data, more
> remains to be done, particularly regarding the demand side of Open Data.
>
> With the objective of advancing and improving current efforts regarding
> the demand side of Open Data, the World Bank Open Finances and the World
> Bank Institute's Open Government teams are conducting a survey that seeks
> to shed some light on key aspects of this subject.
>
> We would be most grateful if you could contribute to this work by
> completing this very brief survey: bit.ly/OpenDataDemand<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FOpenDataDemand&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE7HJdm24NIlEx6-SLLfB97G5k25g> and
> by sharing this survey with your networks so that as many interested
> people have the opportunity to respond.
>
> The survey will take just 5-10 minutes to complete, and all findings as
> well as any insights gathered from this survey will be shared with all of
> you in the hopes that they can be useful for future collaborative efforts
> to enhance engagement around Open Data.
>
> Also, please join the on-going conversation about the survey on Twitter by
> using #OpenDataDemand<https://twitter.com/search?q=opendatademand&src=typd>
> .
>
> If you have any questions, comments, or feedback of any kind, please do
> not hesitate to let Sam Lee (CC'ed) and I know.
>
> All the best,
>
> Felipe
>
> Felipe Estefan
> Open Government
> The World Bank
> +1 (315) 420-7464
> @FelipeEstefan <https://twitter.com/felipeestefan>
>
>
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