Open government, Open data.
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Discussion
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France now at the head of the Open Government 65-country partnership, elected against …. Georgia.
http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2015/04/29/france-rit-voir-si-open-miroir-258878
A colleague of mine to whom I sent that did find it kind of amusing (as I did), but sent the following added comment and links, which are of interest to us.
“[…] but of course the real issue is not whether government data should be “open” but what the for-profit actors lusting after those data mean by “open” (exploitation by the “open for businesss” attitude I suppose…) – meanwhile, today’s op-ed in the financial times by julie meyer hits the nail on the head:
http://nicosiamoneynews.com/2015/04/28/personal-data-and-prosperity/
http://www.entrepreneurcountryglobal.com/united-kingdom/ecosystem-econom…
[…]”
Worth a few minutes to read.
Bernard
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