[governance] FW: Blogpost: Open Data: Empowering the Empowered or

[Rui Correia]

Mike

What exactly do you mean by data and access to data?

Rui

On 3 September 2010 14:46, Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps a wee bit off topic, but there may be an interest.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Efforts to extend access to "data" will perhaps inevitably create a "data
> divide" parallel to the oft-discussed "digital divide" between those who
> have access to data which could have significance in their daily lives and
> those who don't. Associated with this will one can assume, be many of the
> same background conditions which have been identified as likely reasons for
> the digital divide-that is differences in income, education, literacy and
> so
> on.  However, just as with the "digital divide", these divisions don't
> simply stop or be resolved with the provision of digital (or data)
> "access".
> What is necessary as well, is that those for whom access is being provided
> are in a position to actually make use of the now available access (to the
> Internet or to data) in ways that are meaningful and beneficial for them.
>
>
> http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/open-data-empowering-the-empowered-
> or-effective-data-use-for-everyone/<http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/open-data-empowering-the-empowered-%0Aor-effective-data-use-for-everyone/>
>
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