Comments on: Government answers (cagily) on free data questions http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/2008/04/government-answers-cagily-on-free-data-questions/ A Guardian Technology campaign for free public access to non-personal data about the UK and its citizens Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:15:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael Cross http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/2008/04/government-answers-cagily-on-free-data-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-86727 Michael Cross Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:36 +0000 http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=193#comment-86727 More questions, this time about Ordnance Survey's public task. Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether she has (a) received representations and (b) commissioned advice on whether separating raw data from value-added products is consistent with Ordnance Survey’s new public task definition. [203439] Mr. Iain Wright: Since Ministers approved the revised Ordnance Survey Public Task in July 2007 representations have been made specifically on the separation of raw data from value added products. Ordnance Survey continues in discussions with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Office for Public Sector Information in response to recommendations raised by OFT in the report on its study of the Commercial Reuse of Public Information. Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations she has received on the effects of applications of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive on Ordnance Survey’s new public task definition. [203465] Mr. Iain Wright: Since Ministers approved the revised Ordnance Survey Public Task in July 2007, representations have been received from one trade association representing a number of private sector commercial organisations who commercially exploit public sector information. These representations included an unsubstantiated claim that the revised Public Task has implications for the applicability of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive. More questions, this time about Ordnance Survey’s public task.

Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether she has (a) received representations and (b) commissioned advice on whether separating raw data from value-added products is consistent with Ordnance Survey’s new public task definition. [203439]

Mr. Iain Wright: Since Ministers approved the revised Ordnance Survey Public Task in July 2007 representations have been made specifically on the separation of raw data from value added products. Ordnance Survey continues in discussions with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Office for Public Sector Information in response to recommendations raised by OFT in the report on its study of the Commercial Reuse of Public Information.

Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations she has received on the effects of applications of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive on Ordnance Survey’s new public task definition. [203465]

Mr. Iain Wright: Since Ministers approved the revised Ordnance Survey Public Task in July 2007, representations have been received from one trade association representing a number of private sector commercial organisations who commercially exploit public sector information. These representations included an unsubstantiated claim that the revised Public Task has implications for the applicability of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive.

]]> By: Simon Dickson http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/2008/04/government-answers-cagily-on-free-data-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-86102 Simon Dickson Tue, 06 May 2008 11:49:04 +0000 http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=193#comment-86102 One slight catch, by the way... Lord Beaumont died on 9 April. According to the BBC's report, he had been in hospital 'for several weeks'. So he must have been tabling these questions from his sick bed? Now that's dedication. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7341044.stm One slight catch, by the way… Lord Beaumont died on 9 April. According to the BBC’s report, he had been in hospital ‘for several weeks’. So he must have been tabling these questions from his sick bed? Now that’s dedication.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7341044.stm

]]> By: Andy Mabbett http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/2008/04/government-answers-cagily-on-free-data-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-83050 Andy Mabbett Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:19:22 +0000 http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=193#comment-83050 The point about "Parliamentary procedure in an open, machine-readable format rather than plain HTML" sounds very much in line with the work of MySociety, through their "Free Our Bills" campaign: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/freeourbills/ (Folks can sign up an offer support at that URL). The point about “Parliamentary procedure in an open, machine-readable format rather than plain HTML” sounds very much in line with the work of MySociety, through their “Free Our Bills” campaign: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/freeourbills/ (Folks can sign up an offer support at that URL).

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