Monthly Archives: July 2011

How can Scrutiny promote Transparency and Open Data?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jo Ivens

I’ve just been invited to participate in LB Hackney’s Scrutiny Review of Transparency early next year. My first engagement for 2012 to date! So what is, or what could be, the role of local authority’s Overview & Scrutiny Panels in … Continue reading →

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Where next for open data?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jo Ivens

“Transparency is the most important policy lever we’ve got, and open data is the critical part of this”, so says Tim Kelsey, the government’s new Director of Transparency. At a Demos seminar this lunchtime the explained the vision and scope of the … Continue reading →

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Open data – social or commercial opportunity?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jo Ivens

Rumours of imminent government announcements about what local government will be ‘required’ to publish have prompted me to write up some of the goings-on in recent weeks. While I’ve been focusing on DataBridge assessments with our six lovely groups in the last … Continue reading →

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