Open Data User Group (ODUG) Response to HMRC data sharing consultation – September 2013 Last December ODUG made the case for the release of the UK Vat Register as Open Data. As a result, in July this year HMRC opened a consultation …
On 14 June 2013 the Royal Mail announced a package of measures to improve access to its Postcode Address File (PAF) data, including a consultation to “simplify radically the licensing and pricing regime”. This consultation closed last Friday (20th September).
Thank you to everyone who applied to become a member of ODUG for our second year. We had a huge response with many very strong candidates, so much so that we will be asking those of you who were not …
Note: The independent views in this blog are those of the Open Data User Group (ODUG) and are not an expression of the opinions of the Cabinet Office or the government. ODUG has received a number of requests for …
As long as I’ve been in the Civil Service there has always been an assumption that ‘it’ll be quieter over the summer’ but it has never proven to be the case. 2013 is no exception as departments are currently working …
[This blog also appeared in the Open data Blog - http://openviz.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/announcing-the-new-and-improved-opendatacommunities/] This week, the Department for Communities and Local Government has launched new data content, and important new features in its OpenDataCommunities service. The improvements are focused on three main areas: Helping us …
This has been a busy couple of weeks for the Transparency Team in the Cabinet Office. On Tuesday we had the announcement of an international open data charter which saw members of the G8 sign up to orient themselves towards open data by default.
Today, almost two years since the UK’s initial involvement and the official launch of the OGP in New York, we are publishing the self-assessment report on the UK National Action Plan, originally published in September 2011.
Since the Open Data User Group first met in July, we’ve worked hard on getting the Group off the mark to ensure we are in the best position to represent
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