Defra publishes nine principles for 'better data that's better used' | PublicTechnology.net

"The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [Defra] has published a beta version of its nine principles for how its teams will work with data as part of its efforts to improve its used of information and open data.

The aim is for the principles to be embedded in Defra’s digital transformation projects and to make it simple for all Defra’s agencies to use data, as well as making it easier for customers and suppliers to work with the department and its agencies.

They apply to data of all sizes, types, formats and structures and call on people to standardise their data and to make it usable and easy to find."