... to declare an interest here. I’m a cofounder of Timetric – so I, of course, think that open data is a really great thing and we need a lot more of it! The panel for this ... : the next Google could be someone who hits a goldmine of an idea. Some way of building something about the around the data, and a brand to build around it. Over time, the most successful and attractive services will ...

... will span from our developers perspective on working with government data in Washington, DC's Apps for Democracy contest ... data sets - like the U.S. Census TIGER data that we worked with Amazon.com to host in their cloud. He'll also go into some technical details ... data formats and ways to promote the usage of open data. The second half of his presentation will focus on what it means to work ...

... , City leaders, and various groups of citizens  to discuss the Open Government movement and what it should mean to the City. The question being asked is: ... Open Data Lab, taking place this afternoon 1:00 – 4:15 p.m. ... policy researchers, designers and developers from the community to imagine what is possible with open data. It is the first such opportunity with the City of Toronto and we hope to ...

... Database License (ODbL), which is being considered for adoption by the OpenStreetMap community, among others. The Open Data Commons not only has been a strong supporter and advocate for open data ... defend systems of control.” I think the best that can be said for more restrictive systems of sharing data is “not yet proven.” And that’s why we will continue to advocate public ...

... democracy: "Public service reform must be open and transparent so the public can examine what is happening and propose ... ways of doing things. "This can only happen if the necessary information and data about what is currently delivered is easily and readily available.  Ordnance ... areas and mid scale mapping information. The open data proposals seek to harness Ordnance ...

... process: open access journals, institutional repositories, open source software – and now, open data. Do you ever stop and think about the datasets that are the foundation of scholarly journal articles? What happens to all that data? Is it ever seen or re-used by other researchers? Is it preserved somewhere? New programs like the National Science Foundation’s (NSF ...