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Liever geen pottenkijkers

http://www.groene.nl/2011/40/liever-geen-pottenkijkers Liever geen pottenkijkers Vrijheid van informatie, openbaarheid van bestuur Nederland bungelt ergens tussen Zuid-Korea en Niger als het gaat om het recht op informatie voor burgers. 'Zet gewoon die bonnetjes op internet. Dan is er geen spektakel, geen gedoe.'

In a Bold Move Towards Accountability, Road Casualty Data Published Online in UK

The UK government has published 5 years of nation-wide road safety and casualty data freely online on a map that anyone can view in a web browser. It's a remarkable instance of data-driven public accountability; presumably citizens will use this newly accessible data to apply pressure on government agencies regarding safety improvements. Citizens and researchers will also be able to cross-reference the location of troubled roadways with race and class demographic analysis to illuminate any inequitable allocation of infrastructure resources. http://readwrite.com/2011/09/09/in_a_bold_move_towards_accountability_road_casualt
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/05/eprtr-20110526.html

New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources New online maps published by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) of the Joint Research Centre, allow citizens to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation. The new set of 32 maps allows Europeans to see on a scale of 5 km by 5 km where pollutants are released. They include details of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), sulphur oxides (SO x ), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), ammonia (NH 3 ) and particulate matter (PM 10 ). It complements existing data on emissions from individual industrial plants from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR).

Fate of Data.gov Revealed; US Gov Almost Completely Drops the Ball

When the annual budgets for e-government initiatives including Data.gov were slashed by 75% last month , it didn't look good for the tech side of transparency. Today federal CIO Vivek Kundra has adressed the fate of these e-government programs in a letter to congress : "No project will go unaffected" he said. http://readwrite.com/2011/05/24/fate_of_datagov_revealed_us_gov_almost_completely
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/may/19/train-stations-listed-rail

Train stations in Britain listed and mapped: find out how busy each one is | News

Train stations: how busy is yours? Victoria Station in 1927. Photograph: Science & Society Picture Librar/SSPL via Getty Images
In looking at the middle east, its still an open question as to whether the countries engaged in overthrowing their decades old dictators can begin to move toward nascent emerging democracies. But if they do, we know the process of becoming a stable, democratic society is a long-term exercise. But is there a corallary between how many countries skipped the landline copper wire network to jump right to cell phones with how governmental institutions can be set up? The average age of most middle eastern countries is well below 30 - perhaps the right democratic model for them starts off with citizens interacting with their government via cell phones. http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/can-emerging-democracies-skip

Can emerging democracies skip Gov 1.0 and start with electronic Opengov?

Transparency International on oil companies and corruption: who is the most open? | News

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/mar/01/transparency-international-oil-corruption Transparency International reports on corruption policies of oil companies. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning in the Gulf of Mexico. Photograph: AP Are the world's oil companies fighting corruption - or helping perpetuate it? The report out today by Transparency International and Revenue Watch examines the polices of 44 companies responsible for 60% of the world's oil production. With the focus on the collapse of oil-rich Libya now, the behaviour of these big companies behind the scenes in countries around the world becomes even more important.

Provincies hebben baat bij open data

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=792c4cf2e39c93fd66a7cb144&id=53b8251f0f GroenLinks Tweede Kamerlid Arjan El Fassed vindt dat provincies niet kunnen achterblijven met het openstellen van overheidsgegevens. Dit voorjaar komt de rijksoverheid met een visie op open data. Maar daar hoeft niet op gewacht te worden. Nu al vinden op gemeentelijk niveau veel initiatieven op dit gebied plaats. El Fassed: “Er is enorme behoefte aan het hergebruiken van overheidsgegevens.
http://tweedekamer.groenlinks.nl/node/61643 Nederland was vorige maand niet aanwezig op een belangrijke bespreking in het Witte Huis over de openheid van overheidsinformatie. In veel landen, waaronder de VS en Groot-Brittannië, worden grote stappen gezet om overheidsgegevens beschikbaar te maken voor het publiek en bedrijfsleven. GroenLinks wil dit ook in Nederland. GroenLinks-Kamerlid Arjan El Fassed stelde hierover vandaag schriftelijke vragen aan de minister van Binnenlandse Zaken.

Zonder open data mist Nederland internationaal de boot

Overheidsgegevens en data moeten vrijelijk beschikbaar zijn, dat is de mondiale trend. Nederland heeft daarin nog een lange weg te gaan.

Twaalf aanbevelingen voor een Open Overheid

http://www.gemeente.nu/Dienstverlening/Nieuws/2011/1/Twaalf-aanbevelingen-voor-een-Open-Overheid-GEMNU054025W/
Dit stuk verschijnt ook op het discussieplatform over Open Politiek op Dodlab.org Lang, lang geleden dook ik vanaf mijn huis in het parlementaire documentatiesysteem van de Tweede Kamer. Waarom?

De lange weg naar open politieke data

Databloggen met Sargasso

De wereld draait op data. Nog nooit werd er zoveel data geproduceerd als nu: iedere twee dagen net zoveel als zo’n beetje de hele twee millennia ervoor. De kunst is om eerst informatie en dan kennis uit die data te halen. Bedrijven schrapen internet af en spitten hun klantbestanden door om nieuwe verkoopkansen te vinden en processen te stroomlijnen. Overheden gebruiken enorme publieke (en steeds vaker private) databanken om beleid van een feitelijke basis te voorzien.
Vandaag een gastbijdrage van Noor Huijboom en Bas Kotterink , werkzaam bij TNO. De bijdrage stond eerder in NRC Handelsblad. In zijn recente boek Je hebt het niet van mij, maar… pleit Joris Luyendijk voor meer openheid over contacten tussen lobbyisten en ambtenaren.

Open Up Overheid!

World Bank Opens More Datasets, Challenges Developers to Build Apps

As part of its 2010 Annual Meeting, to be held October 7 and 8, the World Bank is making several announcements that point to the organization's support in open data and what it calls an "open development agenda."

Government energy usage goes online in real time | Duncan Clark | Environment

It was one of the proudest moments yet for the 10:10 climate campaign to cut carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Within days of coming to office, David Cameron committed the entire central government estate to a 10% reduction in emissions within a year . As part of that pledge, Cameron said that all departments would be installing live energy meters, enabling staff and the public alike to easily track their progress. Five months later, these meters are now in place (not bad going for a public-sector technology project) and the government's data website has started publishing a league table of the various departments' progress, allowing everyone to see which are doing best and worst in their quest to save energy.