Open Government Data - Are all exceptions to the principle of cost-free access and reuse legitimate?
to the dissemination of public data;<br/> - intensive discussion with producers of public information, the views of all of whom have been heard and who have responded to a targeted questionnaire;<br/> - international ... comparisons carried out extremely competently in record time by France's economic units in 36 countries;<br/> - hearings of evidence from competent official authorities, comprising official bodies in France ... The United Kingdom, a country seen, like the United States, as a pioneer in open public data, has estimated at £6.8bn (€7,9bn) the revenue in 2010 and 2011 generated for British society by open ... ... 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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