Open access to public sector information. If information is power, then information use and re-use can be powerful and potentially drive innovation in the digital economy. Recognising this, we are exploring the issue of open access to public sector information and invite you to tell us how this should be implemented to benefit you... [Digital Economy Future Directions Latest Topics]
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We are not alone on public data. I have lamented before the apparent lack of publicly released data in Australia for use in, say, Google Transit and similar services. Well, it turns out we are not alone. In Washington DC, talks have broken down between Google and the authorities. So the public data will not be so public. It seems,…
Open Access. A friendly reader has pointed me to this post on the Federal Government’s blog about open access to public data. Thanks to the Cutler Review, it is clear that they are aware of these issues but the blog is a good place to put some specific examples in the comments. When it comes down to it, the best…
Garnaut on the White Paper. The news is reporting that Ross Garnaut has savaged the Government’s White Paper on Climate Change Policy. For instance, from ABC news: Professor Garnaut says the Rudd government is aiming too low in its unconditional target of a 5 per cent emissions cut by 2020 and the policy announced this week will put the economy…
The Year 2008 in Google Earth. Google Earth had a great year in 2008 thanks to its continued growth in popularity, new features, and an enormous growth in new content both from Google and the people who use Google Earth. According to Google there have been over 400 Million unique installations of Google Earth since it was released in 2005.…
Predictions of a long, hot summer may please many Australians, but it is not good news for one of the country's top tourist attractions. Satellite images show sea surface temperatures in the Coral Sea are already higher than average and the Bureau of Meteorology and the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have both forecast a high risk of coral…
Warning: The internet is almost full Due to the extraordinary explosion in video, blogs, news feeds and social network postings, the internet is dangerously close to running out of room. Nothing can grow forever, and exponential growth is always short lived. We're running out of disk space, so if you have something left to say, better hurry. Once it's…
The new features are now available in your account! Let's take a deeper look, starting with Motion Charts.. That's right, all existing accounts now have access to several of the new enterprise-class features including Advanced Segmentation, Custom Reporting, Motion Charts, and the updated UI. (If your account is brand new, you may still have a short wait before you see…
Santa Tracking with NORAD and Google Analytics. We write this blog post with what can only be described as holiday giddiness. First, we're writing it from the North Pole with the help of Santa's Elves (they are spell-checking as we write), and second, we've teamed up with NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, as well as Santa Claus himself.…