Re: [WikiEN-l] Free data (UK government)

2010-01-28 Thread Jonathan Gray
You might also be interested in the Open Knowledge Foundation's work in this area: http://blog.okfn.org/2010/01/21/datagovuk-goes-public-and-its-using-ckan/ More background: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-egov-ig/2010Jan/0040.html WM-UK are also helping out with our annual Open

Re: [WikiEN-l] Free data (UK government)

2010-01-22 Thread Liam Wyatt
I think we should also note that one of Wikimedia's own was involved in this project from the beginning. In his professional capacity (not as a volunteer Wikimedian) former en.wp Arb - James Forrester ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jdforrester) has played an important roll in achieving the

[WikiEN-l] Free data (UK government)

2010-01-21 Thread Carcharoth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/01/public_data_free_at_last.html Looks interesting. Are there tie-ups with Wikipedia or Wikimedia applications? Carcharoth ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To

Re: [WikiEN-l] Free data (UK government)

2010-01-21 Thread Durova
Have you asked WMF UK? -Lise On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Carcharoth carcharot...@googlemail.comwrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/01/public_data_free_at_last.html Looks interesting. Are there tie-ups with Wikipedia or Wikimedia applications?

Re: [WikiEN-l] Free data (UK government)

2010-01-21 Thread Carcharoth
I *think* Mike Peel reads this list. I was about to do something else, so maybe someone else could point this out to them? They probably know already, but it wouldn't hurt to ask (I'm just not going to do it right now). Carcharoth On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:07 AM, Durova nadezhda.dur...@gmail.com

Re: [WikiEN-l] Free data (UK government)

2010-01-21 Thread Thomas Dalton
2010/1/22 Carcharoth carcharot...@googlemail.com: I *think* Mike Peel reads this list. I was about to do something else, so maybe someone else could point this out to them? They probably know already, but it wouldn't hurt to ask (I'm just not going to do it right now). Yes, we know already,