[A2k] UK frees its public data: Data.gov.uk goes public - and its using CKAN!

[Manon Ress]

http://blog.okfn.org/2010/01/21/datagovuk-goes-public-and-its-using-ckan/

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Data.gov.uk goes public - and its using CKAN!
January 21st, 2010

Data.gov.uk goes public today, and we=92ve very proud that it is using
CKAN, our open source registry of open data, to list official UK
government datasets (as we announced in October):

     * http://data.gov.uk/

We=92ve been working closely with the Cabinet Office team to get this
out the door, and over 2500 datasets have been released via the site!

In the Cabinet Office press release, Sir Tim Berners-Lee says:

     Making public data available for re-use is about increasing
accountability and transparency and letting people create new,
innovative ways of using it. Government data should be a public
resource. By releasing it, we can unlock new ideas for delivering
public services, help communities and society work better, and let
talented entrepreneurs and engineers create new businesses and services.

The new launch has received lots of press coverage - even making the
front page of the BBC news website! Below is a selection:

     * Tim Berners-Lee unveils government data project, BBC News
     * Public data - free at last?, BBC Technology
     * Web founder helps government launch official data website,
Telegraph
     * Britain follows US with national data website, Guardian
     * Our manifesto for government data, Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel
Shadboldt in the Guardian
     * Britain frees its data, Telegraph
     * UK Launches Open Data Site; Puts Data.gov to Shame, ReadWriteWeb

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