Hi all, We just created a new list specifically aimed at those interested in open knowledge in development: http://blog.okfn.org/2009/06/01/new-mailing-list-for-open-knowledge-in-development/ Can anyone think of any people we should write to to invite individually? Or any blogs we should pass this on to? -- -- Jonathan Gray Community Coordinator The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org
First, thanks to everyone who sent comments on and off-list regarding the draft text -- the supporters drive is now officially go: <http://blog.okfn.org/2009/06/02/the-okf-turns-5-and-we-need-your-support/> Please, if you're able, do sign up to the pledge and help us continue our efforts: <http://www.pledgebank.com/support-okfn> Regards, Rufus
For anyone in the vicinity, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is having a Geospatial Rights Management Summit at MIT later this month! J. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Jonathan, I wonder if you would send the invitation below to the people on your Open Knowledge Foundation list. Some of them may be interested in attending the OGC's Geospatial Rights Management Summit to be held on June 22 at MIT in Cambridge, MA. I believe the work of the OGC's Geospatial Rights Management Working Group (http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/groups/geormwg) and the OGC's development of an open architecture for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/geoss/ogc) are critical enablers of a new era in which all types of geospatial scientific data will aggregate into a permanent and increasingly important knowledge resource. The benefits -- which I think are extraordinary -- are outlined after the press release below under "Open Access to Geospatial Data," extracted from an article by Dr. Mike Jackson et al. I helped found the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) in 1994 and continue to serve the OGC as a consultant. Lance McKee 10 Circuit Avenue East(Continue reading)
Hi all, We've started a list for OSSD-compliant services: http://wiki.okfn.org/openservices Any ideas for things to add? -- -- Jonathan Gray Community Coordinator The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org
Hi all, Andreas Harth currently has an RDF version of Eurostat at: http://ontologycentral.com/2009/01/eurostat/ He does not host the whole thing, but states: "Unfortunately we cannot provide access to the full dataset due to limited storage and bandwidth resources. If you are interested in the full dataset and able to sponsor our effort please contact us." I understand Talis would consider hosting the data if it was fully open. There is mention of some commercial restrictions at: http://ckan.net/package/read/eurostat On the new Eurostat site, there is a link to the general EC legal notice (http://ec.europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm) which states: "Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. Where prior permission must be obtained for the reproduction or use of textual and multimedia information (sound, images, software, etc.), such permission shall cancel the above-mentioned general permission and shall clearly indicate any restrictions on use." There is also: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/about_eurostat/corporate/copyright_licence_policy Which re-iterates that material may be used for any purpose (commercial or noncommercial) as long as source is attributed - unless otherwise stated.(Continue reading)
Rufus Pollock wrote: > 2009/5/28 James Casbon <casbon@...>: >> Is there an overview of the various mailing lists, websites, etc >> somewhere? There are quite a few lists, websites, repositories and >> more, and I'm trying to get my head around what goes where. > > Good question! > Incidentally, FWIW, in the world of service orientation this is called "asset inventory". An asset inventory is a list of asset descriptions, designed to help with service discovery and change management. Assets can be non-software, software units, or software services. Assets are described in terms of providers and users, basic capabilities (software assets: name and basic description), how satisfactory, and how easy to change. Issues can be effectively tracked and prioritized against assets, including by delegation to project backlogs. Best wishes, John.
2009/6/3 Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray <at> okfn.org>: > Hi all, > > Andreas Harth currently has an RDF version of Eurostat at: > > http://ontologycentral.com/2009/01/eurostat/ > > He does not host the whole thing, but states: "Unfortunately we cannot > provide access to the full dataset due to limited storage and > bandwidth resources. If you are interested in the full dataset and > able to sponsor our effort please contact us." > > I understand Talis would consider hosting the data if it was fully > open. There is mention of some commercial restrictions at: > > http://ckan.net/package/read/eurostat Strictly their requirement to have a (free) license for commercial redistribution makes them non-open but it seems from the below that this has now changed. [snip] > There is also: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/about_eurostat/corporate/copyright_licence_policy > > Which re-iterates that material may be used for any purpose > (commercial or noncommercial) as long as source is attributed - unless > otherwise stated. > > Hence I understand that the bulk of Eurostat data is OKD compliant,(Continue reading)
Hi, On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 04:43:57PM +0100, Rufus Pollock wrote: > 2009/6/3 Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray@...>: > > Andreas Harth currently has an RDF version of Eurostat at: > > > > http://ontologycentral.com/2009/01/eurostat/ > > > > He does not host the whole thing, but states: "Unfortunately we cannot > > provide access to the full dataset due to limited storage and > > bandwidth resources. If you are interested in the full dataset and > > able to sponsor our effort please contact us." > > > [...] > > Hence I understand that the bulk of Eurostat data is OKD compliant, > > effectively under an attribution license? > > Yes, that seems to be the case. It would be great if Talis were able > to host this data -- it seems a really useful resource and a good > example of repurposing/value-adding thanks to the material being open. As said before, I'd be happy to provide the data for hosting at Talis - the dataset is relatively large though (tens of GB). At the moment I'm serving from static files and do not require a SPARQL endpoint, which should lower the resource requirements. Some configuration for redirects etc. would be needed if hosted on a different server. Cheers, Andreas.(Continue reading)
Brilliant! I also wonder if you think it could be worth creating a very concise, 'open government data definition' - which detailed the necessary additions to OKD as outlined in your essay? (As is done in the OSSD: http://opendefinition.org/ossd) Jonathan On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Josh Tauberer<tauberer@...> wrote: > Yes, I think you're right. I'll keep this in mind for the next version. > > Thanks. > > - Josh Tauberer > - GovTrack.us > > http://razor.occams.info > > "Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation! Yields > falsehood when preceded by its quotation!" Achilles to > Tortoise (in "Godel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter) > > On 05/19/2009 01:53 PM, Jonathan Gray wrote: >> >> This looks great Josh! >> >> I wonder if there's any way you would consider alluding to the OKD in >> the body of the text, as well as towards the end?(Continue reading)
2009/6/5 Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray <at> okfn.org>: > Brilliant! Yes, this is great Josh! > I also wonder if you think it could be worth creating a very concise, > 'open government data definition' - which detailed the necessary > additions to OKD as outlined in your essay? I recall in our original discussion here of the 8 principles [1], it was suggested that items 4-8 were probably covered by the Open Knowledge/Data Definition leaving as extra items 1 to 3 which were more about principles or actions the Government should take: [1]: http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2007-December/000673.html <quote> 1. Complete: All public data is made available. Public data is data that is not subject to valid privacy, security or privilege limitations. 2. Primary: Data is as collected at the source, with the highest possible level of granularity, not in aggregate or modified forms. 3. Timely: Data is made available as quickly as necessary to preserve the value of the data. </quote> One extra item that is worth thinking about is how these kind of principles will play outside of the US -- attitudes to Government data in, e.g. European countries, is often rather different than in the(Continue reading)
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