Introducing the government data publishers community
The next government data publishers meetup will take place on 9 March. Find out how you can get involved and what you can expect.
Government
Local authority England alpha register
We’ve recently been working with a number of government departments to help them turn their lists into registers. Back in July we started working with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on a local authority register. Having progressed …
Data access legislation and data reform
Posted by:
Paul Maltby, Posted on:
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Categories:
Data Policy, Data Sharing, Government, Government Data Programme, Making better use of data, Policy
On Tuesday we published data access legislation as part of the Digital Economy Bill. The Bill is an important part of what we are seeking to do in GDS to transform our relationship to data and unleash the next decade of …
Government data and the Digital Economy Bill
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Sue Bateman, Posted on:
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Categories:
Data Policy, Data Sharing, Government, Government Data Programme, Making better use of data, Policy, Public Service
Better access to reliable and accurate data has the power to improve lives. This is the fundamental building block of all public services and has to be part of any digital transformation. We can see the power of good quality …
2015 Open Government Awards - Call for Nominations
Cabinet Office is today opening nominations for the 2015 Open Government Awards. We want to recognise the reformers up and down the country that are helping make our government more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. This year’s theme is …
Notification on purdah
As many of our readers and contributors will be aware, the General Election on May 7th is approaching and the UK civil service is now going into purdah. Purdah is the several weeks before an election when the essential business of …
Four challenges for the future of Open Data
With Purdah rapidly approaching, and the current ODUG mandate finishing at the end of May, the time is ripe for a reflection on what lies ahead for the Open Data Agenda. I'm fresh from giving a keynote at a conference …
International Open Data Day 2015
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, …
ODUG Response to Consultation on the UK implementation of the EU Directive on the re-use of public sector information
The Open Data User Group (ODUG) is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the UK Government’s proposed implementation of the amended EU Directive on the re-use of Public Sector Information (PSI) (Directive 2013/37/EU), a consultation from The National …
Transparency Team on Tour: How Open Data in Leeds is transforming the city's future
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 …
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