[open-government] G8 sign up to Open Data by default!

Wed Jun 19 02:21:52 UTC 2013

Yes Chris

This is wonderful news for everyone, Specially giant countries initiation
make difference for all. but still it need to spread this all over the
world (other region as well, where G8 don't represent) in proper framework
and action plan.

Thanks
Prakash Neupane
www.prakashneupane.com.np
Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal

On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:21 AM, Chris Taggart <countculture at gmail.com>wrote:

> Not sure if you've heard, but the G8 has just signed up to the Open Data
> Charter:
> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-data-charter
>
> Among other things, this commits the members to open data by default,
> requires national open data action plans and includes a list of 'example
> datasets', including company registers.
>
> On Saturday, at the official G8 Trade, Tax and Transparency event, the
> World Bank's Managing Director, Carolyn Anstys, also launched the Open
> Company Data Index <http://registries.opencorporates.com/> in partnership
> with OpenCorporates, to promote the opening of company registers around the
> world. So in both these areas, I think real progress is being made.
>
> Hopefully those who've been campaigning for open data (particularly open
> company data) in the G8 countries but hitting a brick wall should now have
> some more power to bring it about.
>
> Thanks to the UK G8 team, especially the Cabinet Office.
>
> Chris Taggart
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