Case Study: Importance of Open Data

It is now well known how Open Data plays a vital role in creating an open society. There are many instances where open data has played a crucial role in ensuring fairness in a society. In a recent TED talk, Sir Tim Berners-Lee pointed out to various examples of mashups created using open data and [...]

City Of Vancouver Adopts Open Government Policy

Image via Wikipedia Last month, City of Vancouver in Canada passed a motion mandating Open Data, Open Standards and Open Source in their government. Vancouver is the first city to adopt this strategy in Canada. This is a pretty good move and a morally right one too. A democratic government that runs on taxpayers money [...]