Every dataset gets rated against Tim Berners-Lee's 5 Stars of Openness using an algorithm that has to cope with a number of technical challenges. For example it is relatively simple to check a link works, but how do you tell apart …
data.gov.uk continues to open up large quantities of data that was previously closed. Government data has become 'open by default' and the site has grown from the initial 1000 datasets to an amazing 8000 - one of the most successful open …
We're often asked what technology is behind data.gov.uk since the excitement of open data has spread far round the world. The short answer is that we use two open source products: CKAN for the data catalogue and Drupal for the blogs, forums, comments etc.
One of the key aspects of our efforts to publish government expenditure data has been to work with departments so the files published are in open formats, well-structured, machine readable and timely. We have gained a lot of ground and …
Department for Transport - Our Open Data/Transparency Story Following the Coalition Government’s formation in May 2010 there was a seeming blitz of policy initiatives coming from the Cabinet Office, Transparency, Open Data, Empowering Consumers, MiData………most of which seemed to …
Following the recent issues and events effecting pilot implementations of UK Government Linked Data I thought it would be helpful to provide an update on behalf of the UK Government Linked Data Working Group - Quick Start Team which had …
Members of group laid out a clear, independent agenda at their inaugural meeting. The Open data user group (ODUG) is up and running, andheld its first meeting in Hackney House,...
As many of you will have seen in the Open Data White Paper that it was highlighted that there are already significant moves in the UK for the use of and provision of data as Linked Data and this includes …
Overcoming the incompatibility of statistical and geographic information systems At first glance, publishing statistical data has always appeared to sit quite nicely with the principles of data transparency. Statistics are all about taking an observation and linking it to other …
One of the key aspects of Open Data is its adherence to the same principles as its philosophical sibling; Open Source. The idea that more far reaching solutions come out from the free and open exchange of code and information …
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