The European Union Open Data Portal
August 2, 2011, No Comments

The European Commission has announced plans to form an open data portal for the European Union. The portal would become ...

This Week in Open Data
July 26, 2011, No Comments

From poor African farmers to Irish parking problems, here’s a round-up of the latest in open data news. • Farming in ...

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Top 3 Open Data/Open Government Tools
July 5, 2011, No Comments

Open data and open government invariably make people ask questions. How much money does it save? Where is it located? Wh ...

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The Next Step for Open Data
May 25, 2011, 1 Comment

So far, the Open Data movement has been busy developing relationships with government officials, standardizing data sets ...

Can Open Data Turn a Profit?
April 22, 2011, No Comments

The recent spate of budget cuts in the U.S. has threatened the existence of open data on a global level. Is it time for ...

The Importance of Public Relations
April 15, 2011, No Comments

It’s been a little over two years since the first wave of open data sites began to appear in cities like Ottawa, Toron ...

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Questions of Scale and Responsibility
January 25, 2011, No Comments

Friday, January 21st marked the one year anniversary of data.gov.uk, one of the most prominent and highly informative op ...

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Anarchists vs. Remodelers
January 24, 2011, 2 Comments

Historical parallels between Rome and this century have been invoked often enough to become a cliché. The empire, havin ...

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Open Data For Hire?
December 15, 2010, No Comments

What is the impact of open data for hire on the burgeoning open data / open government movement? With the launch of for ...

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Commodification of Basic Infrastructures
December 6, 2010, No Comments

On Saturday, December 4th, Ontario was host to multiple all-day Open Data events in both Ottawa and London. Encouraged b ...