>From Intellectual Property Watch<br><br>US President Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order that requires federal agencies to make data publicly open in machine-readable formats, while appropriately safeguarding privacy, confidentiality, and security.<br>

<br><a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/10/obama-administration-backs-new-open-data-policy/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts">http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/10/obama-administration-backs-new-open-data-policy/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts</a><br>

<br><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/09/obama-administration-releases-historic-open-data-rules-enhance-governmen">http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/09/obama-administration-releases-historic-open-data-rules-enhance-governmen</a><br>

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