Paul Miller

Continuing my ongoing series of Talis-sponsored podcasts, I recently spoke with Tom Steinberg. Tom is Director of mySociety, the not-for-profit organisation behind many of the UK’s most established efforts to increase the transparency and utility of Government information.
Have a listen to hear about some of mySociety’s projects, and to learn Tom’s views on the current [...]

 

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I’ve written and spoken before about a recent upsurge in enthusiasm for exposing data from Government in ways that facilitate use and re-use, and will doubtless be returning to this topic in the ‘Government Data’ panel session at the Linked Data Meetup in London on Wednesday.
Tim Berners-Lee has been amongst those rallying to the cause, [...]

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Continuing my ongoing series of conversations about the increasing availability of Government data, I recently spoke with David James of Sunlight Labs.
Sunlight Labs is part of the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation in Washington, DC, and undertakes a range of projects to shine a light on the dealings of the US Federal Government.
We [...]

 

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