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Public Data Corporation: have your say
Michael Grimes
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Last month’s announcement by the UK government of plans for a single public data body had a mixed reception. Well, now you can tell them what you think.
The consultation website (ok, blog with a load of questions) is hosted by the Cabinet Office, so it’s all official. They’re not actually asking your opinion on the [...]
New online service datamarket.com aggregates data from around the world
Michael Grimes
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Launched today, datamarket.com lets you ‘find, visualise and download the data from many of the world’s most important data providers’.
The datamarket.com homepage tells us we can ‘Visualize the world’s economy, societies, nature, and industries, and gain new insights’, with ‘100 million time series from the most important data providers, such as the UN, World Bank [...]
Free ‘linked data’ February workshop (London)
Michael Grimes
Friday 21 January 2011
A free workshop in London on 10 February will consider the ‘Why, Where and How’ of Linked Data.
The event will address questions such as:
What is Linked Data?
What are the first steps I should be taking to start using Linked Data?
What can I learn from those already working with Linked Data?
What [...]
Guide to publishing data to data.gov.uk
Michael Grimes
Tuesday 18 January 2011
A guide to publishing data to data.gov.uk appeared yesterday on the government’s data portal.
“A key part of Government’s Transparency agenda is the opening up of data held by Government bodies … To enable people to find and re-use this data in innovative ways, it must be included on data.gov.uk, which acts as a [...]
Have your say on the Localism Bill
Michael Grimes
Tuesday 18 January 2011
You can now have your say on the UK government’s Localism Bill. It’s just a shame it’s not as easy as it could be.
There are lots of different things to read, and you have to email your response.
A key plank of the Bill is to make more data available and give the public greater power [...]
UK public data to be overseen by a new single body
Michael Grimes
Friday 14 January 2011
On Wednesday the Cabinet Office announced plans for a Public Data Corporation, which will be responsible for the availability of UK government data.
The Corporation will attempt to:
“…bring together Government bodies and data into one organisation and provide an unprecedented level of easily accessible public information and drive further efficiency in the delivery of [...]
World Bank, Wellcome Trust and other leading funders sign pledge to share health data
Michael Grimes
Thursday 13 January 2011
On Monday major funders of health research called for ‘wider sharing of data to achieve better public health worldwide’.
In Improving public health with open data the World Bank explains why 17 leading health funders have signed a joint statment to share data.
The article may also be of interest to those uncertain about publishing their data, [...]
The Joy of Stats, in its entirety
Michael Grimes
Monday 10 January 2011
In case you missed it before Christmas, Hans Rosling’s engaging BBC documentary about statistics and public data is now available online. Yep, the whole thing.
I can’t embed it, but you can watch The Joy of Stats on gapminder.org.
It’s also being repeated once more on BBC Four this Thursday (13 January, 8pm).
Open Data Publisher: useful tool for publishing open government data?
Michael Grimes
Monday 10 January 2011
I’ve just come across Open Data Publisher, which claims to be ‘the easiest way to start publishing Open Government data if you are already using SQL Server’.
I don’t know anything about it and the website is quite technical. Also I don’t know if it’s useful to UK local authorities or only relevant to Canada.
Do you [...]
Free event in Bristol to explore how apps can benefit communities
Michael Grimes
Thursday 6 January 2011
Local by Social will be hitting Bristol at the end of the month. If you’re local and are interested in how local public data can be used for community benefit, this free event is for you.
In their words:
“The event will explore how Apps and Widgets can be used to bring real benefits to citizens, broadening [...]
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