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

[Michael Gurstein]

Sorry Rui, the context is the on-going and extremely interesting discussion
around "open data" (follow the links below... 
 
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.
 
"The open data  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Data> movement 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
<http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_the_year_open_data_went_worldwide.
html> Tim Berners-Lee 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."
 
Mike

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From: Rui Correia [mailto:correia.rui at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:17 AM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Michael Gurstein
Subject: Re: [governance] FW: Blogpost: Open Data: Empowering the Empowered
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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-
<http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/open-data-empowering-the-empowered
-%0Aor-effective-data-use-for-everyone/> 
or-effective-data-use-for-everyone/

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