Data.okfn.org - Frictionless Open Data

"There's too much friction working with data - friction getting data, friction processing data, friction sharing data.

This friction stops people: stops them creating, sharing, and collaborating with data.

It stops the cycle of find, improve, share that would make for a dynamic and productive data ecosystem.

We need to make an open data ecosystem that, like open-source for software, is useful and attractive to those without any principled interest, the vast majority who simply want the best tool for the job, the easiest route to their goal...."