Today is International Open Data Day and all around the world citizens are gathering to liberate data and put it to use. More than 100 events are scheduled, from Belgium to Bangladesh and Paraguay to Portugal. In the UK alone, …
“National Information Infrastructure will deliver better public services, new products, new jobs and a stronger economy” January 2015 The Government set out the first iteration of the UK National Information Infrastructure (NII) in October 2013. It consists of a long …
Local open data has enormous potential. This has been the message from people in many different parts of government and beyond for some time. But in this period of ongoing austerity, where local government is facing significant budget cuts, how and …
Although you may have missed the call for thematic clusters facilitators that the Joint Research Centre (JRC) published over the holidays there is still time to register an interest (but note the deadline for applying is the 19th September 2014). …
While many are familiar with The British Library from TV documentaries featuring its rich collections, one of its lesser known roles is that of supplying metadata internationally for all new UK publications via ‘The British National Bibliography’(BNB). What …
AGI Workshop: Do we need an Open Standards Forum for geographic information in the UK? What: Do you or your organisation use standards for geographic information? Are you aware what standards exist? Are you sure of how and when to …
The Ambition Leeds is a fabulous city and has the ambition to be the best city in the UK. What makes this city great are the people and the communities they create. Leeds sits at the centre of a City …
This post is a short introduction to new, innovative open data services from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Local Government Association (LGA), and the Hampshire Hub Partnership. They are: ? DCLG’s OpenDataCommunities LinkedData publishing and …
“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.” Samuel S. Wilks In an address to the American Statistical Association in 1951, Samuel Wilks paraphrased a passage from H.G. Wells’s book, …
Transparency is a vital tool in delivering social impact. Greater transparency in the social investment market will help more social ventures get access to the capital they need to grow, and help socially minded investors deploy their funds to greatest …
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