Open Data
Open data is the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control.
National General Assembly of Local Government
In 2017 the National General Assembly of Local Government called on the Australian Government to "to support local government with funding, and resources to develop and implement open data initiatives and expedite the release of council data assets."
Related Pages
External Links & References
- Wikipedia
- Queensland Government Data
- QLD Globe - Geospatial Data
- A History of Open Data - The Guardian
- Melbourne City Council Open Data Platform
- Google Search
- ODI Queensland
- Australian Federal Government Open Data portal
- Toward better access and reuse of local government data (ALGA)
- Govhack
- Open government data has the potential to generate up to $25 billion per year - City of Adelaide (August 2017)