Author Archives: take21

Consultations

By take21 | Published: April 4, 2010

Ordnance Survey Consultation: Policy options for geographic information Government response 31st March  On the government response to Ordnance Survey consultation Ernest Marples blog   Open Democracy post on Making consultation work: the BBC Strategy Review survey. Open Democracy   Online infringement of copyright cost-sharing download PDF  BIS consultation document. Respond by: 25th May 2010   Prime Minister’s office […]

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Ordnance Survey open data

By take21 | Published: April 1, 2010

OS OpenData products available from 1 April 2010 as an on-line service at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata inc 1.7m postcodes   Ordnance Survey data! On data.gov.uk!   Guardian: Ordnance Survey launches free downloadable maps   Ordnance Survey Open Data licence no restriction on derived works 🙂   Ordnance Survey OS opendata maps: what does it actually include? Datablog […]

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Freedom of Information

By take21 | Published: March 31, 2010

4 new bodies  added to FOI Act The bodies covered by the change are: the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and Academy Trusts – the bodies responsible for Academy Schools Ministry of Justice Google produces stats on govt requests for data http://www.google.com/governmentrequests/

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Media law in March

By take21 | Published: March 31, 2010

Libel laws used to gag again: UK Anti-Piracy Lawyers Threaten File-Sharing ForumTorrentfreak 50,000 lawsuits vs individuals for downloading movies. Mass litigation as a business modelHollywood Reporter Index on Censorship: Libel costs reform stalled by Labour MPs’ revolt Tom Watson MP explains his vote on libel reform Liberal Conspiracy 31March

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Digital Economy Bill and Digital Britain in March

By take21 | Published: March 31, 2010

Digital economy bill likely to be pushed through before electionGuardian 05.03.2010 Copyright is not the only thing that matters online, says Bill ThompsonBBC 02.03.2010 Music Week: Clause 17 voted down in LordsThe industry is celebrating that non P2P infringers are being dealt with in the Digital Economy Bill, after the House of Lords voted through […]

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News organisations and linked data

By take21 | Published: March 26, 2010

10 Reasons Why News Organizations Should Use ‘Linked Data’
 Linked data can boost SEO (search engine optimization). Linked data allows others to link to your site more easily. It helps you build services based on your content. It enables other people to build services based on your content that you could profit from. It allows […]

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Open data

By take21 | Published: March 26, 2010

The Audit Commission, open data and the quest for relevance “Alternative heading: Audit Commission under threat tries to divert government open data agenda. Fails to get it.”Countculture Cycle hire locations for TfL bike hire scheme now on datastore Science & Technology Committee publish Climate Research Unit report. More data transparency needed, say MPsPhil Willis MP, […]

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OpenStreetMap in March

By take21 | Published: March 26, 2010

What Does the Head of the US Census Say to Open Street Map?Oreilly Open Geo Data response to Ordnance Survey open data announcement Local Gov starting to see the potential of OpenStreetMap OpenAddresses is a web portal for the management of Open Source worldwide localized postal addresses.http://www.openaddresses.org/ uses Open Street Map

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Mobile, iPad

By take21 | Published: March 26, 2010

Liking picstory A story written within one picture, created on an iPhone from idea to tweet 4 ways to turn your mobile phone into an e-reader Passwordincorrect OERCommons search app for iPhone/iPod touchOER Search provides a quick and easy way to discover high quality open educational resources that are freely available online. Search from 30,000 […]

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Open Education

By take21 | Published: March 26, 2010

Talis Incubator for Open Education finalists Through the Incubator project, Talis is providing Angel Funding and support for projects that further Open Education.Finalist shortlist Peter Suber: Open access, markets and missions We can admit that artificial scarcity will protect a revenue stream for the existing array of conventional publishers, and serve the research community in […]

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