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Open Data: Governments Widen Amount of Available Data, but Privacy Issues Complicate Efforts

By Dick Weisinger

Last month President Obama released an executive order that calls information held by the government a “valuable national asset” with value that multiples when it is easily accessible to the public.  The order requires that federal government information be open

Data: Big Data Lights Up Brain Cells While Open Data Fills Pockets

By Dick Weisinger

Stories about both Big Data and Open Data fill the headlines of tech news.  One gets the perception that Big Data is more about business and Open Data applies more to governments sharing the data they hold, but Gartner says

Open Data: UK sets Open Data Example, Leapfrogging US Efforts

By Dick Weisinger

In a written memorandum, Barack Obama promised that “My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.

Open Data: A shift from Big Data to Big Insight

By Dick Weisinger

Rapid changes in technology have led to many unexpected changes in our world.  2011 was a year where technology gave a voice to traditionally suppressed people.  Social tools like Twitter and Facebook have provided tools that let people to communicate

Open Data: Rise of the Rogue Citizen Developer and End-User Application Development

By Dick Weisinger

Citizen Developers are users who are not directly responsible for or authorized to build software applications or tools for an organization.  They are members of the organization who typicallyare motivated by a need to automate a task, improve the user