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This blog is now archived
This blog is no longer being updated. If you're interested in how we're using performance analysis and data science in government, read about it on the cross-government data blog.
Location data on data.gov.uk
It's always difficult knowing when and where to start, but with the fresh look to data.gov.uk and inclusion of the location tab this has been made easier with a fantastic step to 'putting place within the heart of decision making'. …
Laying the foundations for open data engagement
When the first data.gov.uk platform was launched, it was a great example of the 'rewired state' spirit: pioneering the rapid development of a new digital part of government using open source code, and developed through fluid collaboration between government staff, academics, open …
On the issue of spam in data.gov.uk
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As many of our users would have noticed, there has been recently an increase in the number of spam being posted as comments or forum topics across the site. We are well on top of the situation and are working …
What is Linked Data
Level: introductory In the early 1990s there began to emerge a new way of using the internet to link documents together. It was called the World Wide Web. What the Web did that was fundamentally new was that it enabled …
Local Public Data Panel Submission to Justice Select Committee's Review of FOI
1. Executive summary
1.1 In this memorandum, we put forward three recommendations for consideration by the Committee:
Weather data in data.gov.uk
Last year, before Christmas, we made available through Data.gov.uk observational and forecasting data from the Met Office. The interface and mechanism to access and download the data is in beta for the moment, as we are still learning how to …
LOCAL PUBLIC DATA PANEL - TERMS OF REFERENCE 2011-12
Background The Local Public Data Panel has operated since January 2010. It is an independent Panel that advises Government on issues relating to the release and use of local public data. The Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government …
Local Public Data Panel response to the Public Data Corporation consultation
Consultation on data policy for a Public Data Corporation Response from the Local Public Data Panel[1] The Local Public Data Panel welcomes this opportunity to contribute to the development of policy for the proposed Public Data Corporation (PDC). Opening up …
Transparency Board urges widest possible response to consultations
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Speaking on behalf of the members of the UK Transparency Board to the OKFN Open Government Data Camp in Warsaw this morning Professor Nigel Shadbolt said:- There’s now just a week left to respond to the UK’s two consultations on …
A week left before Open Data consultation closes, how is it going – a view from the Cabinet Office
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Cabinet Office launched a public consultation on Making Open Data Real on 4 August, and this will be closing on 27 October – a week or so left. Here are some quick thoughts from the team about why it is …
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