Northern Ireland Assembly opens up its data - Digital Life - Digital Life. The Northern Ireland Assembly is opening up its data, so app developers and those who specialise in web analytics can have access to the work of the assembly and its committees.
Via the project, the Northern Ireland Assembly's data and information will be available through Data.niassembly.gov.uk. People will be able to copy, publish and adapt the data from the site, as well as collating it with other statistics and information to create new products, such as web and mobile phone apps, according to William Hay MLA, the speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly. "The possibilities that this project opens up are vast. It is now up to interested individuals and organisations, including lobby groups, journalists, campaign groups and data specialists to bring their ideas, creativity and skills to bear on what they create with the data and how they use and interpret it," he said. Carmel Doyle. About - Active Citizen. What is Active Citizen?
Active Citizen is a politically-neutral Irish non-profit. We advocate the use of technology for civil engagement and government transparency. Our goals: to facilitate development and deployment of open source civic applications to stimulate and encourage active participation in the civil and political life of our societies to promote transparency and informed decision making by advocating for public release of data in non-proprietary machine readable format: open data to commit Ireland to a membership in the Open Government Partnership ( OGP ) Why is it important for Ireland to join OGP? Joining OGP means committing the Irish government to a national public consultation with representatives of all society groups and to the development of an Action Plan that sets concrete commitments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
OGP – Ireland campaign hash tag: #ogpIRL No, it is not. Why now? We value: Treaty threatens to widen democratic deficit in EU - The Irish Times - Mon, May 21. Occupy Galway protest camp is being removed by gardaí. Ireland vote NO for us on 31 May. Why it is correct to refer to the Fiscal Compact as the “Bank Debt Treaty” “We will not have “defaulter” written on our foreheads.
We will pay our way. We have never looked for a debt write-down, although we want an extension of flexibility from these facilities to help our taxpayers and in dealing with our deficit, and to help repay our debts in a more realistic fashion. It is in that regard that intensive discussions are now taking place” An Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking in the Dail on 24th January 2012 A “no” vote in the forthcoming referendum on 31st May is being advocated on here for three main reasons – see here – but the primary reason is to help renegotiate Ireland’s debt which will stand at close to €200bn next year. So far we have racked up €64bn in bailing out the banks.
Facts and history In 2007, Ireland had a so-called General Government debt of €47bn which represented 25% of GDP of €190bn. “Renegotiating our bank debt” Here are what are believed on here to be the bases for a negotiation. (3) The Anglo promissory note “deal” in March 2012. You. French president set to maroon Irish government. May 17, 2012 by namawinelake France’s new administration is set to cause a major headache for the Irish government.
Not only have the announced a 30% pay cut to the salary of their head of state and ministers, but they are insisting that the Fiscal Compact be redrafted to include a “chapter” on growth and growth strategy. This morning, the new French finance minister, Pierre Moscovici said the new French government would not ratify the existing Fiscal Compact. Referendum 2012. RedC » Blog Archive » Support for Fis...
Against a backdrop of voters in countries across Europe showing signs of a rebellion against austerity, Ireland in contrast appears determined not to rock the boat, with a surge in support for ratifying the Fiscal Stability treaty in today’s poll.
This increased support for the Yes camp comes despite the uncertainty that the recent Greek elections and that of Francois Hollande to President of France, have raised about how important the ratification of the treaty by Ireland may be. Whether this is due to the proliferation of Yes vote posters put up in past two weeks, or the queue of senior political figures backing the Yes campaign in the media in unclear, but a combination of these factors appears to have done their job to date, and had a significant impact on voter attitudes towards the upcoming Fiscal Treaty referendum.
Download the full report below:- SBP 13th May 2012 Poll Report.