Five groups June 11 announced creation of the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI) “to share principles and resources for governments and societies on how to best harness the opportunities created by opening government data.”
The effort is led by Fundar, Sunlight Foundation, World Wide Web Foundation, The Open Institute and Open Knowledge Foundation.
“The initiative is intended to provide a roadmap of policies and institutions that countries can use to build meaningful new open data reforms and initiatives, informed by the successes of others,” according to the announcement.
“Through GODI and associated work, we intend to expand awareness of open data and related issues, stimulate the development of the global open data community, provide a leading vision for how governments approach open data – as well as gather, expand, and amplify the evidence base for open data in general,” the announcement continued.
The statement goes on to highlight six planned areas of focus:
– Serve as a global guiding voice on open data issues
– Provide a leading vision for how governments approach open data
– Increase awareness of open data
– Support the development of the global open data community
– Amplify and broaden the evidence base for open data
– Gather and strengthen existing resources
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