GuideStar International's Blog

February 14, 2012

What do you think of when you hear “Open Data?”

Filed under: Access to information — guidestarinternational @ 10:37
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By Keisha Taylor

‘Open Data’ has become the way we refer to data that is easily accessible in the public domain and free for anyone to use in whatever way they want. This open data is most valuable however, when it is not only easy to access but also when it is reused. This post that I wrote for the TechSoup Global blog talks about if using the term open data can actually sometimes discourage rather than encourage reuse of this data by community service organisations and the wider public. Read the post.

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