Mexico enshrines open data into its federal regulation | News | Open Data Institute
abernard102@gmail.com 2015-02-23
Summary:
"The government of Mexico has today mandated that open data is the default for all public communication that it produces.
The news comes on the concluding day of the Open Data Leaders Network, held at the ODI headquarters in London. The event gathers senior civil servants from around the world who lead open data initiatives within their countries, supporting them with open data training and peer learning.
One of the participants is Enrique Zapata, Director of Open Data Policy for the National Digital Strategy of Mexico. Enrique has been campaigning for the Mexican government to commit to such a mandate since 2013, when the National Digital Strategy was established ..."