<quote who="Sriram Panyam"> > My whinge is who are they are to "not want to share the data"... how are > the officials allowed to get away with it, especially if it is public > data?
No one's "getting away with" anything, there just isn't an existing policy or convention laid out that ensures this is done as a matter of course. If an agency isn't given requirements like this, they won't be on the agenda, and no one will be given the responsibility to do so. The most useful things you can do are: a) respectfully advocate for open data approaches when you work with agencies and speak with members of the public service, b) ensure your elected representatives know that you think this is important (to you and your business), and c) fund or facilitate academic research into the broader social and economic impact of open data (I'm completely serious about this one). - Jeff -- Robot Parade http://www.robotparade.com.au/ m. +61 423 989 818 b. http://bethesignal.org/ p. +61 2 9043 2940 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
