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Open Government Data: The Book
By
Joshua Tauberer
. Second Edition: 2014.
Also available as a
Paperback
and for
Kindle
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@JoshData
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Civic Hacking and Government Data
Civic Hacking
History of the Movement
Open Government, Big Data, and Mediators
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Chapters
Civic Hacking and Government Data
Civic Hacking
History of the Movement
Open Government, Big Data, and Mediators
Civic Hacking By Example
Visualizing Metro Ridership
Why I Built GovTrack.us
Applications for Open Government
Sunlight as a Disinfectant
Democratizing Legal Information
Informing Policy Decisions
Consumer Products
A Brief Legal History of Open Government Data
Ancient Origins of Open Access to Law
The U.S. Freedom of Information Act
The 21st Century: Data Policy
14 Principles of Open Government Data
Online and Free, Primary, Timely, Accessible (Principles 1--4)
Analyzable Data in Open Formats (Principles 5 and 7)
No Discrimination and License-Free (Principles 6 and 8)
Publishing Data with Permanence, Trust, and Provenance (Principles 9--11)
On The Openness Process (Public Input, Public Review, and Coordination; Principles 12--14)
Data Quality: Precision, Accuracy, and Cost
Bulk Data or an API?
A Maturity Model for Prioritizing Open Government Data
Case Studies
U.S. Federal Open Data Policy
Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration
The Later Memorandums
House Disbursements
State Laws and the District of Columbia Code
Paradoxes in Open Government
The Bhoomi Program and Digital Divides
Unintended Consequences and the Limits of Transparency
Looking for Corruption in All the Wrong Places
Conclusion
Example Policy Language
Open Government Data Definition: The 8 Principles of Open Government Data
OKF's Open Knowledge Definition
New Hampshire HB 418
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