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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=957032514-03092010>Sorry
Rui, the context is the on-going and extremely interesting discussion around
"open data" (follow the links below... </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=957032514-03092010>Several of those involved in this list are also
involved in issues around "open data/knowledge" although I'm not really sure
there is a direct connection to Internet Governance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=957032514-03092010><FONT color=#000000>"The
</FONT><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Data">open data
movement</A><FONT color=#000000> in the area of access to public (and other)
information is a relatively new but very significant, and potentially powerful,
emerging force. It has now been widely endorsed by among others</FONT><A
href="http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_the_year_open_data_went_worldwide.html">
Tim Berners-Lee</A><FONT color=#000000> the Father of the Internet. The overall
intention is to make local, regional and national data (and particularly
publicly acquired data) available in a form that allows for direct manipulation
using software tools as for example, for the purposes of cross-tabulation,
visualization, mapping and so on."</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=957032514-03092010>Mike</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Rui Correia
[mailto:correia.rui@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 03, 2010
7:17 AM<BR><B>To:</B> governance@lists.cpsr.org; Michael
Gurstein<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [governance] FW: Blogpost: Open Data:
Empowering the Empowered or<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Mike<BR><BR>What exactly do
you mean by data and access to data?<BR><BR>Rui<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 3 September 2010 14:46, Michael Gurstein <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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class=gmail_quote>Perhaps a wee bit off topic, but there may be an
interest.<BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR><BR>Efforts to extend access to "data" will
perhaps inevitably create a "data<BR>divide" parallel to the oft-discussed
"digital divide" between those who<BR>have access to data which could have
significance in their daily lives and<BR>those who don't. Associated with
this will one can assume, be many of the<BR>same background conditions which
have been identified as likely reasons for<BR>the digital divide-that is
differences in income, education, literacy and so<BR>on. However, just
as with the "digital divide", these divisions don't<BR>simply stop or be
resolved with the provision of digital (or data) "access".<BR>What is
necessary as well, is that those for whom access is being provided<BR>are in
a position to actually make use of the now available access (to
the<BR>Internet or to data) in ways that are meaningful and beneficial for
them.<BR><BR><A
href="http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/open-data-empowering-the-empowered-%0Aor-effective-data-use-for-everyone/"
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