https://voxpublica.no/2010/01/london-frigir-data-med-gulrot/ Magasin om demokrati og ytringsfrihet Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://voxpublica.no/2010/01/london-frigir-data-med-gulrot/#comment-33801 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:30:11 +0000 https://voxpublica.no/?p=2542#comment-33801 […] Boris Johnson (Conservative), Mayor of London, has recently launched a prototype version of  London’s datastore (it will formally launch at January 29), and more than 200 data sets will be released. This is how Johnson explains the rational behind the datastore: The US has led the way on this idea of setting their data free for anyone – students, campaigners, software developers – to use. Now it’s time for Britain to get up to speed and I want London, as the greatest city in the UK, to be at the forefront of this revolution, that will not only increase democracy, but also provide a potential money-spinner for the city’s hugely important software development sector. (via Vox Pubica) […]

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