HM Government Opens Up Government Data to the Public
The British Government has released data sets to the public for use in either the public or private sectors at data.gov.uk. Previously, the governments of the United States, Australia, and New Zealand...
View ArticleBeginning a Series — Reviews of Open Data Sites
I will be reviewing English-language, government-sponsored open data sites as an off-shoot of my doctoral work. I will begin initially with the “key” government sites compiled by the authors of The...
View ArticleSo, What About that Review Series on Open Data Sites?
A month ago I said that I would begin a series of reviews of Open Data sites. I am and I have. I reviewed the UK’s Open Data site. So…where are the rest of the reviews? First, I am reviewing the Open...
View ArticleSo, What About that Review Series on Open Data Sites? (Part 2)
I have figured out the methodology, at least for Phase 1 of my study. I will post some reviews, “soon”, but the reviews won’t be out this month. Just, “soon”. The delays are related mostly to a sick...
View ArticleWar Data: the Hidden Cost ($$$) of War
Can you estimate the true cost of war? What variables do you use? Is the cost of war only the salaries of the troops and the equipment they use? Should the cost estimates include lifetime medical care...
View ArticleThe Web is Dead, Long Live the Internet…and the Web?
Is the Web dead? What about net neutrality? Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff’s August 2010 piece in Wired Magazine called, “The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet” caused a bit of controversy. The...
View ArticleLinked Open Data: the Promises an the Pitfalls…Where Are We and Why Isn’t...
This post is for those of you who are interested in Linked Open Data. The following is from an announcement sent out via email by Diane Goldenberg-Hart of CNI on 7 February 2011. A new video from CNI’s...
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