Tag Archive: okfn

Open Data’s Business Value Isn’t That Important

by Tom Lee Nov 6, 2013 3:34 pm

The recent Open Government Partnership meetings in London have provided a good opportunity to assess the direction of our community. The latest comes from Jonathan Gray, and the title -- Open government should be about accountability and social justice, not the digital economy -- more or less speaks for itself.

I agree with Jonathan's diagnosis of distinct strains within the open government data community. But I don't think they have to be in tension. I've argued before that a big tent is beneficial to us all -- that blurring the lines between open data for accountability and open data for economic development can serve both constituencies' needs. After all, the great thing about open information is that its supply is limitless.

Sunlight Teaming Up With the Open Knowledge Foundation to Create New Lobbying Transparency Working Group

by Julia Keserű Oct 29, 2013 7:55 am

The Sunlight Foundation and the Open Knowledge Foundation are teaming up to convene a new global group on lobbying transparency. We want... View Article

The Open Data Census Needs Your Help

by Julia Keserű Jun 6, 2013 12:22 pm

An increasing number of governments have now committed to open up data but how much data is actually being released? What kind of data is this and in what format? Which countries, regions and cities are the most advanced and which are lagging in relation to open data?

The Open Data Census has been developed by the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) to assist in answering these questions and assess the state of open data around the world. It collects and presents information on the evolution and current state of open data around the world. The Census is a community-based effort initiated and coordinated by the OKFN but with participation from many different groups or individuals. The Census was launched in April 2012 to coincide with the OGP meeting in Brasilia.

We want to help our friends at OKFN improve the coverage of the Open Data Census (http://census.okfn.org/) and verify existing contributions to ensure information is still up to date and reliable. We need your help in doing this!

Sunlight`s role in the global open government movement

by Julia Keserű

policy

Mar 13, 2013 3:17 pm

In the last few years, Sunlight has found inspiration from all over the world in the actions of different stakeholders.... View Article

Travel for OKFN’s OGDCamp 2011 in Warsaw

by John Wonderlich Sep 13, 2011 3:26 pm

We’re very excited for the upcoming Open Government Data Camp coming up next month in Warsaw, organized by the Open... View Article

Live from OKCon

by Tom Lee

technology

Jun 30, 2011 5:24 am

OKCon logo I suspect/hope that most of this blog's readership is still asleep right now, but for those who rightly begin their day with a review of Sunlight blogs over their morning coffee, let me encourage you to tune in to the proceedings here at OKCon. So far we've already heard great talks from Rufus Pollock and Glyn Moody, and Richard Stallman is beginning a talk as I post this. I'll be speaking around 8:30am EDT, and plan to say a bit about the e-Gov cuts, #savethedata and the lessons that other open data organizations can take from the episode.

If that's too early for you, I suspect that the video will be archived. And while you're at it, have a look at the OKCon schedule -- there's lots of good stuff coming up!