WIKIOpen Government
Definition
"Open Government" is the concept that the electorate have the right to access data regarding the internal workings of the government. It has been heavily influenced by the open source movement, and also includes related provisions such as allowing the electorate to participate freely in government business, and sharing information internally (as well as with the outside world) to improve efficiency.[1]
UK Government projects
Freedom of Information Act
Data.gov.uk
Associated projects
The data produced by the UK government has been reworked by a large number of projects, some of which are formally associated with the government and some of which are not.
LinkedGov
Work by the Open Rights Group
References
- ↑ Lathrop & Ruma (2010) p.xix
Bibliography
- Lathrop, Daniel & Ruma, Laurel (2010). Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practise. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 9780596804350