Currently at the Berlin Open Data Hackday. Mentions David Eaves, who has just launched a Canadian government data transparency project
The Three Laws of Open Government Data:
1. If it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist
2. If it isn’t available in open and machine readable format, it can’t engage
3. If a legal framework doesn’t allow it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower
I’m not entirely convinced by this focus. Data-mining is good, but there are plenty of other important areas that will only be identified by a competent journalist or activist asking the right questions.