Comments on: Open Source, Open Data http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/03/open-source-open-data/ Progressive approaches to science policy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:45:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: igexphebinu http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/03/open-source-open-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5885 igexphebinu Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:02:39 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=2006#comment-5885 The requested URL /forxru/zadanie.txt was not found on this server. Apache/2.2.3 (Debian) mod_python/3.2.10 Python/2.4.4 PHP/5.2.0-8+etch15 mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8c Server at allhomedecor.org Port 80 Not Found 404 Not Found The requested URL /forxru/zadanie.txt was not found on this server. Apache/2.2.3 (Debian) mod_python/3.2.10 Python/2.4.4 PHP/5.2.0-8+etch15 mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8c Server at allhomedecor.org Port 80 Not Found 404 Not Found

]]> By: David McClure http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/03/open-source-open-data/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 David McClure Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:19:45 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=2006#comment-4896 Check out policy-based, non-technical version of same notion - "Government Data and the Invisible Hand" in Yale Journal of Law and Technology. Check out policy-based, non-technical version of same notion – “Government Data and the Invisible Hand” in Yale Journal of Law and Technology.

]]> By: Eric http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/03/open-source-open-data/comment-page-1/#comment-4600 Eric Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:37:16 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=2006#comment-4600 I want to let you know about some work we're doing about government data disclosures. I worked with Erik Wilde and Raymond Yee in developing a site to help guide implementation of Recovery.gov transparency measures. The (ugly and tech-focused) site is located at: <a href='http://isd.ischool.berkeley.edu/stimulus/2009-029/' rel="nofollow">http://isd.ischool.berkeley.edu/stimulus/2009-029/</a> The site has demonstrations and an accompanying <a href='http://repositories.cdlib.org/ischool/2009-029' rel="nofollow">report</a>. (all under a Creative Commons attribution license). We’ve developed a set of simulated data that conforms to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) <a href='http://www.recovery.gov/files/Initial%20Recovery%20Act%20Implementing%20Guidance.pdf' rel="nofollow">February 18th specifications for disclosure</a>. These data are offered in a variety of human and machine-readable RESTful web services. We hope that this simulated data will help act as a guide for implementation federal agencies. We are already in communication with several agency officials and data architects at OMB. However, one topic that needs more attention is the issue about what kind of information is required for “transparency”. To help answer this question, we’re seeking feedback from the wider community. Do these data really help in offering a more meaningful level of transparency? What additional information would be required to make this even more useful for community oversight? Thanks! -Eric I want to let you know about some work we’re doing about government data disclosures. I worked with Erik Wilde and Raymond Yee in developing a site to help guide implementation of Recovery.gov transparency measures. The (ugly and tech-focused) site is located at:

http://isd.ischool.berkeley.edu/stimulus/2009-029/

The site has demonstrations and an accompanying report. (all under a Creative Commons attribution license). We’ve developed a set of simulated data that conforms to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) February 18th specifications for disclosure. These data are offered in a variety of human and machine-readable RESTful web services. We hope that this simulated data will help act as a guide for implementation federal agencies. We are already in communication with several agency officials and data architects at OMB.

However, one topic that needs more attention is the issue about what kind of information is required for “transparency”. To help answer this question, we’re seeking feedback from the wider community. Do these data really help in offering a more meaningful level of transparency? What additional information would be required to make this even more useful for community oversight?

Thanks!
-Eric

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