Beyond Access: Open Government Data & the Right to (Re)Use Public Information

Access Info Europe and Open Knowledge, 2011.

89 Pages Posted: 30 Mar 2015

Date Written: January 7, 2011

Abstract

This report reviews the achievements of and challenges facing the access to information and open government data movements in making government information more accessible. It reviews the nature, strategies and composition of the two movements, and analyses the current legal and technical obstacles to achieving full government transparency.

Keywords: open data, access to information, public sector information, transparency

Suggested Citation

Gray, Jonathan and Darbishire, Helen, Beyond Access: Open Government Data & the Right to (Re)Use Public Information (January 7, 2011). Access Info Europe and Open Knowledge, 2011., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2586400

Jonathan Gray (Contact Author)

King's College London ( email )

Strand
London, England WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom

Helen Darbishire

Access Info Europe ( email )

Calle Cava de San Miguel 8, 4c
Madrid, 28005
Spain

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