On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 08:58:44AM +0000, Mark Goodge wrote: > On 14/01/2011 08:30, Stefan Magdalinski wrote: > > > >http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/public-data-corporation-free-public-data-and-drive-innovation > > > > How is this different from any of the previous initiatives from > >data.gov.uk to the e-envoy's office blah blah blah? > > That's a good question. Reading between the lines a bit, I think > it's intended primarily to address two specific points. Firstly, > data.gov.uk and the e-envoy's office are currently under the remit > of the Cabinet Office, which probably isn't the most appropriate > long-term home for either of them. But, on the other hand, giving > the responsibility to a department of state would rather miss the > point that data management is supposed to be neutral between > departments. Setting up an independent PDC will maintain > departmental neutrality while relieving the Cabinet Office of the > task. > > Secondly, and a point that's explicitly referred to in the press > release, is that the government wants to find a way to monetise all > the data that's going to be given away for free. The suggestion > seems to be that they want private sector investment, although it's > not clear what form that will take. I can think of three possible > routes this could take, which, from a user's perspective, are good, > neutral and bad respectively.
What are they? I find the idea that the Government could *directly* monetise data it is deliberately giving away for free rather odd. Surely the point is to let the private sector monetise it? And gain extra revenue in tax from an improved economy, and from savings within Government itself. Francis _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
