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Review of UK Public Services Ombudsmen
The UK Law Commission is conducting a review of the law relating to the public services ombudsmen. it has published a consultation paper, which contains detailed provisional proposals for reform. The consultation will run until 3rd December 2010.
Open Data Impact Study Released
Tim Davies has published the results of his MSc dissertation research into the impact of open government data. It is suggested reading for those interested in how Open Government Data can strengthen the public sphere.
Final Report on EC Economic Indicators Working Groups is Online
EC Economic Working Groups help prepare the way for new European research on the economic value of public sector information
Two French Data Catalogues This Fall
French Open Data is moving forward, with two data catalogues to be launched this fall.
Belgian Local E-Gov Conference
The Belgian regional government of Flanders's e-government coordination unit (CORVE) has announced a meeting on local e-government in December. Rumors about this were already visible a few weeks ago, stating that it would also address the topic of open PSI. Tim "Raw Data Now!" Berners Lee is on the provisional program as 'to be confirmed'.
APPSI Responds to Public Data Transparency Principles Consultation
APPSI welcomes transparency principles and takes a critical look at definitions, strategies and future plans
Norway Discusses PSI Licensing Model
The Norwegian government is working on a set of licenses to use with open government data sets. It is modeled somewhat like the Creative Commons licensing vehicle where authors pick and choose elements as building blocks and so build a complete license.
European Book Tells all about Spatial and Environmental Data
Dr Janssen’s unravelling of the EU legal framework for spatial and environmental data: an invaluable resource for policymakers, practitioners and academics
UK Data Catalogue Releases CMS Module
The UK open government data catalogue, data.gov.uk, released the modules they use to present data sets on their website as open source.
German Citizens Favor Open Data
A study by Forsa / SAS amongst slightly more than 1000 German citizens shows overwhelming support for opening up government data.