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

2011

Type
research-report
Region
Sector
Category
Open Data, Freedom of Information
Methodology
Case Studies, Conceptual Framework
Objective
Legitimacy

Abstract

This report reviewes 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.