Tag Archives: Public data

September #5

Google Book SettlementHuffington Post Pamela Samuelson: Google Book Settlement 1.0 Is HistoryUK academics: JISC seeks your views on the US Google book Settlement. A Write To Reply service. Government 2.0San Francisco App Store, open data – staff and citizens encouraged to build the government they want Mashable DataSF App ShowcaseCOI: benefits of government website auditing: […]

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July #1

  France, copyright and internet access Hadopi 2 Passes French Senate twurl.nl    Information design “Building Better White Papers” bit.ly  DFID policy document, summaries, video, links to ways of being active. Offers users a choice of levels of engagement with policy from one location.   Internet Radio Pandora: ‘The royalty crisis is over!’ Tim Westergen on […]

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Links to 15th May

Europe EUObserver: Commission gives Paris a pass over piracy billhttp://tr.im/lmSs French Senate Sets Up Three-Strikes Clash With Euro Parliament http://tr.im/lg3W French Assembly Finally Approves Three-Strikes By Slim Majority | paidContent:UK http://tumblr.com/xle1rl3p1 Digital Britain #digitalbritain UK Intellect response to Digital Rights Agency. Job done http://tr.im/lkgG CNET iPlayer interview: Anthony Rose on bandwidth, iPhone, not P2P, Air, DRM http://tr.im/ljlU Guardian, Rick Wray: that mobile […]

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Public data mapping

Public data news The Guardian’s Free Our Data campaign is a good source for policy and legal developments in the use of public data. Usually covered in the Technology edition, web and print versions, on Thursdays. They also have a blog: freeourdata A recent Guardian piece by Michael Cross covers significant advances in freeing access […]

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Public data, £20k competition

“What would you create with public information? Ever been frustrated that you can’t find out something that ought to be easy to find?  Ever been baffled by league tables or ‘performance indicators’?  Do you think that better use of public information could improve health, education, justice or society at large? The UK Government wants to […]

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