Government must deliver on its open data promise | 360Giving

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-03-04

Summary:

"On Open Data Day 2018, we call on the UK Government to open up its grants data for every one of its departments in order to increase its value to civil society.

In May 2016, the Government committed to publishing more granular level data on its grants expenditure in line with the open data standard developed by 360Giving.

As the UK’s largest single grantmaker, being able to compare all government grants data alongside grants from other funders would enable collaboration with the charitable sector. Sharing the £100bn worth of grants that it makes annually in an open, comparable format would improve the way government works with the charity sector and would take it towards its aim of developing a civil society strategy that was announced by Tracey Crouch, Minister for Civil Society, last October.

Will Perrin, co-Founder and Director of 360Giving, said: “Today we celebrate Open Data Day and the value open data is delivering to society. At a stroke, government could see how its own grantmaking measures up to private sector ones by publishing government grants as open data. Tools like GrantNav would help government and civil society see all its work on one screen. This would deliver on DCMS Minister Tracey Crouch’s vision of a joined-up approach to charities...."

Link:

http://www.threesixtygiving.org/2018/03/03/government-must-deliver-on-its-open-data-promise/

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oa.new oa.uk oa.psi oa.government oa.foi oa.funding oa.open_data_day oa.declarations oa.advocacy oa.funders.public oa.funders oa.data

Date tagged:

03/04/2018, 14:26

Date published:

03/04/2018, 09:26