Making Public Records Public: Why open formats are essential for sharing and preserving government data - image by opensourceway, CC-licensed
The British government is seeking comment on its draft principles for the transparent management and release of public-sector data.
The same agency, data.gov.uk, is developing a framework for licensing of selected government information.
In these areas the UK seems to be one or two steps ahead of Australia, although similar themes emerged from the Victorian government’s inquiry into public-sector information and have been discussed at the Federal level here.
Tags: public data, licensing, public sector information, public policy, open access