Open Government Data - Are all exceptions to the principle of cost-free access and reuse legitimate?
secretariat for government modernisation (Secrétariat General pour la Modernisation de l'Action Publique - SGMAP), in conjunction with the Minister with responsibility for the budget, to "assess the business ... /> In order to address this issue, the commission has endeavoured to base its considerations on:<br/> - the work done on a regular basis over the last twenty or so years by Government on issues relating ... , at national or local level, abroad or in the European Union;<br/> - hearings of evidence from the general public, Members of Parliament etc. ... ... Open data strategy should decide the costs problem ... French Cour des comptes presents analysis on implementation of the open data practice across the administration. Massive savings are expected, when public access to large amounts of highquality data ... is made easy. France is among the pioneers and countries making the most rapid progress in this domain. Charges for the reuse of the public information has been identified as the main problem.
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