Open Data and the voluntary sector, revisited | arbitrary constant

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-05-25

Summary:

"I posted on the topic of Open Data and the voluntary sector earlier today, and I’m very grateful for the time people have taken to respond. I thought I’d jot down a response to their response in the hope of continuing the conversation. My original post boiled down to 4 propositions: Given the novelty of Open Data in the public sector, I didn’t think people would be that interested in voluntary sector Open Data. The motivation for public sector organisations to publish their data (transparency) doesn’t necessarily hold for why a voluntary sector organisation would publish their data. The power dynamic between voluntary sector organisations and their funders means that Open Data could be used as a resource for undermining the voluntary sector. Voluntary sector organisations are extremely well placed to benefit from the publication of Open Data by public agencies ..."

Link:

https://arbitraryc.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/open_data_and_t_1/

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.psi oa.government oa.third_sector oa.funders oa.data

Date tagged:

05/25/2015, 09:07

Date published:

05/25/2015, 05:07