Publication of Open Data Ireland reports, inc. Best Practice Handbook

Hi,

As I mentioned during Friday's telco, Inight-NUIG has been working with the Irish government on establishing support documentation for the national Open Data initiative. The results of our research has now been published. The documents are available here [1] and the official announcement from the government is available here [2]. The Open Data Ireland: Best Practice Handbook, which details elements of an Open Data Ecosystem, might be of particular interest to this group. We would be interested in hearing any feedback you have.

  *       Best Practice Handbook – this is the core document which draws together existing best practice standards for the publication and re-use of Open Data to assist in establishing best practice standards in Ireland
  *       Data Audit Report – reports on an audit of the Irish public sector datasets available online and aligns the findings with the ‘common high-value datasets’ based on the G8 Open Data Charter categories
  *       Roadmap – sets out a detailed 3 year plan for the objectives, structure and actions necessary to advance publication of national and regional Open Data for maximum impact
  *       Evaluation Framework - to assess the current state of readiness for Open Data in Ireland; to monitor and assess the ongoing progress of the initiative, and to measure the actual economic, social and political impact of the initiative.
  *       Open Data Publication Handbook - a step-by-step guide for public bodies publishing Open Data on the National Open Data Portal (data.gov.ie).

Kind Regards,
Deirdre

[1] https://www.insight-centre.org/users/deirdre-lee
[2] http://www.per.gov.ie/minister-howlin-launches-open-data-initiative/

Deirdre Lee, Research Associate, eGovernment Group
Insight Center for Data Analytics, NUI Galway, Ireland
Twitter: @deirdrelee, Skype: deirdrelee
Linkedin: ie.linkedin.com/in/leedeirdre/<http://ie.linkedin.com/in/leedeirdre/>
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