Different countries have different models to govern and administer their open data activities.Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication.
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Different countries have different models to govern and administer their open data activities. Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication.
The Challenge
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Author(s): Jennifer GranickPublication Date: February 16, 2017Publication Type: Other WritingDoes the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence understand intelligence gathering?
After all, that committee is charged with oversight over the United States’ vast surveillance bureaucracy. And yet, comments from the chair of the committee, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), suggest that he is unclear on the concept.
Stefaan G. Verhulst in the Stanford Social Innovation Review: “Proprietary data can help improve and save lives, but fully harnessing its potential will require a cultural transformation in the way companies, governments, and other organizations treat and act on data….
Springwise: “With food waste a substantial contributor to both environmental and social problems, communities around the world are trying to find ways to make better use of leftovers as well as reduce the overall production of unused foodstuffs. One of the biggest challenges in getting leftovers to the people who need them is the logistics of finding and connecting the relevant groups and transporting the food.
This blog originally appeared on RegardsCitoyens.org and has been translated by Pierre Chrzanowski and Samuel Goëta (Open Knowledge France).
We are born in an age in which most of the major human rights treaties (there are nine “core” treaties) have been ratified by the vast majority of countries. Yet it seems that the human rights agenda has fallen on hard times. Women lack equality, political freedom is getting curtailed, child labour and forced slavery is rampant in much of the world. Socio economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in society is still a distant dream. Further, the heavy weight champions of human rights i.e.
When I started working in internet development I saw it as a great tool of liberation for the global South. 18 years down the road I see it as a great facilitator of absolute control. It is not now but may become a threat to human civilization in coming years.
Video on “The Actionable Intelligence (AI) model is a new approach to policy development. The AI approach is supported by Integrated Data Systems (IDS) which link administrative records from multiple agencies to give a broader view of social problems and policy solutions. The use of linked administrative data allows policy analysts, program evaluators and social innovators to test new social program ideas at a much lower cost and higher speed.
