Open Data Institute to open this week, highlighting big data innovation in the UK

From TheNextWeb.com:

The Open Data Institute (ODI) officially opens this week and it is “a collaboration between businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers, government and society to unlock enterprise and social value from the vast amount of open government data now being made available”.

That’s quite a mouthful – put plainly, there’s a truck load of open data around, so let’s have at it and see what we can do.

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OGP transparency officials chosen to hold ‘government’s feet to fire’

From The Guardian:

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has officially unveiled the senior advisors that will oversee transparency commitments made by member countries to coincide with the launch of the Open Data Institute (ODI).

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Open Up! event to promote open government and increase transparency

From Wired UK:

Wired is teaming up with the Omidyar Network and the UK'sDepartment for International Development (DfiD) to host Open Up!, a day exploring the fast-growing field of transparency and open government on 13 November.

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