Re: Open Data is Civic Capital: Best Practices for "Open Government Data"

2009/6/5 Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray <at> okfn.org>:
> Brilliant!

Yes, this is great Josh!

> I also wonder if you think it could be worth creating a very concise,
> 'open government data definition' - which detailed the necessary
> additions to OKD as outlined in your essay?

I recall in our original discussion here of the 8 principles [1], it
was suggested that items 4-8 were probably covered by the Open
Knowledge/Data Definition leaving as extra items 1 to 3 which were
more about principles or actions the Government should take:

[1]: http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2007-December/000673.html

<quote>
1. Complete: All public data is made available. Public data is data that is not
subject to valid privacy, security or privilege limitations.

2. Primary: Data is as collected at the source, with the highest possible level
of granularity, not in aggregate or modified forms.

3. Timely: Data is made available as quickly as necessary to preserve the
value of the data.
</quote>

One extra item that is worth thinking about is how these kind of
principles will play outside of the US -- attitudes to Government data
in, e.g. European countries, is often rather different than in the