Thanks Karin, In this case, I would be looking for example of the media or or website using data.gov.uk data in a creative way. I know that service is fresh, but that would be interesting.
Because this is a state and local media crowd and I see no evidence that the hype about public data catalogs is spreading beyond just a few cities I'd love some more local examples. Folks aren't going to push governments to release data without seeing some real usefulness and examples that translate local to local are helpful. Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:03 AM, Karin Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote: > Data.gov.uk ? > > On 11/12/2009, Steven Clift <[email protected]> wrote: >> Say, any new online tools from the UK that kick America's butt with >> transparency? >> >> I'll definitely mention WhatDoTheyKnow and OpenlyLocal from the UK >> because they seem particularly unique. >> >> What else is really making government more transparent online? >> >> Steven Clift >> >> >> I am on a quest to discover some new tools to share with a >> media-oriented audience at the "Other Future of News Gathering" in >> Minneapolis on Saturday. That event is co-located with the Minnesota >> Civic Hackathon I am organizing - >> http://pages.e-democracy.org/Hackathon - as part of a weekend of >> events promoted by the Sunlight Foundation. >> >> It is often mentioned that the decline of the economic model >> supporting journalism, particularly newspapers, will mean fewer public >> meetings and government actions will be subject to the accountability >> that comes from active reporting. What emerging online tools and >> projects are helping address the potential loss of government >> accountability? >> >> I am collecting examples here in two categories: >> >> http://pages.e-democracy.org/Tools_for_transparency >> >> - Transparency Tools for Reporting >> - Government Data Reused >> >> Either reply here or add them to the wiki (no registration required). >> >> I am particularly interested in some new state and local examples that >> complement many of national sites we hear so much about. >> >> Cheers, >> Steven Clift >> [email protected] >> >> Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com >> Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org >> Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy >> New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 >> >> >> Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com >> Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org >> Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy >> New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list [email protected] >> Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > ------------------------------------ > Karin Christiansen > Mobile: +44 781 6839 533 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
