Opening up National Data for all
The programme of events, led by Horizon Digital Economy Research and the Centre for Geospatial Science at The University of Nottingham, is open to anyone with an interest in obtaining and using public information on a whole range of topics including crime, healthcare, transport, schools and census data.
The information, which could be used to reveal national trends or provide supporting evidence on local issues, would be of particular relevance to local community or campaign groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and charities, civil servants and professionals with a role in the planning of local services.
It comes following the launch in recent months of www.data.gov.uk and the London Data Store, which aim to open up access to data held by central government departments about the capital and the regions.
The launch of sites making government data freely available and the publication of significant geographical data by the Ordnance Survey came following a concerted open data movement, led by web developers, and a Free Our Data campaign by the national Guardian newspaper.
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