[ELECTRON] Fwd: Open Data - Scotland

[Paola Di Maio]

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From: Jo Walsh <jo.walsh at ed.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: Open Data - Scotland
To: andrew.stott at cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk
Cc: alex.stobart at btopenworld.com, countculture at gmail.com, bill at swirrl.com,
Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com>, adrian.short at gmail.com,
mulquem at gmail.com, ben.plouviez at scotland.gsi.gov.uk,
Richard.Stirling at cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk,
Sara.Marshall at cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk


So i'm now starting to talk with people about putting on an event here in
Edinburgh next early Spring called "FOSS4GG", where the extra G stands for
Government (and the rest ostensibly stands for Free and Open Source Software
for Geography).

I'd like to see open data and microlocal strands in this too.
Need to figure out which mailing list to use (ok-scotland at lists.okfn.org or
scotland at lists.osgeo.org), pick a date and book the free space in
Informatics/Inspace sooner rather than later.

Very early in the FOSS4GG conversation, but thought i should offer a
heads-up now. It would be great to move this other, ongoing conversation to
somewhere archived.
Very welcome to co-opt the ok-scotland list:
http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/ok-scotland


jo
On 13/09/2010 10:00, andrew.stott at cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk wrote:

> Alex
>
> Thanks.  I suspect that you are right - many governments are now on this
> journey.
>
> Richard Stirling here has had some discussions with the Scottish
> Government on this in the past, and Sara Marshall saw them last week on
> policy issues.
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew
>
> Andrew Stott
> Director for Digital Engagement
> Cabinet Office
> Tel: 0207 276 3269
> Mob: 07769 955 905
>
> Derine Nelson-Streeter (0207 276 3019) manages my diary
>
> *From:* ALEX STOBART [mailto:alex.stobart at btopenworld.com]
> *Sent:* 10 September 2010 18:47
> *To:* Chris Taggart
> *Cc:* Bill Roberts; Chris Taggart; Adrian Short; Emma Mulqueeny; Jo
> Walsh; Stott Andrew - Digital Engagement (Cabinet Office); Ben Plouviez
> *Subject:* Re: Open Data - Scotland
>
> Chris,
>
> Thanks for the reply and kind offer.
>
> I do not think there is necessarily a push from anyone; more a desire
> among interested citizens to try and share with the public sector up
> here what is happening elsewhere, and thereby perhaps influence outcomes.
>
> Andrew - you may or may not know Ben Plouviez at the Scottish
> government. I was a civil servant working there from 2001 to 2008. Ben
> is aware that people outside (like us) are keen on the Open Data issue,
> and hopefully he may be able to assist with any future event.
>
> The Scottish government publishes reports
> <http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Directorates/expenditure/reports> on
> expenditure over £ 25,000 each month
>
> Alex
>
> --- On *Fri, 10/9/10, Chris Taggart /<countculture at gmail.com>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Chris Taggart <countculture at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Open Data - Scotland
> To: "ALEX STOBART" <alex.stobart at btopenworld.com>
> Cc: "Bill Roberts" <bill at swirrl.com>, "Chris Taggart"
> <countculture at googlemail.com>, "Adrian Short" <adrian.short at gmail.com>,
> "Emma Mulqueeny" <mulquem at gmail.com>, "Jo Walsh" <jo.walsh at ed.ac.uk>,
> "Andrew Stott" <andrew.stott at cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk>
> Date: Friday, 10 September, 2010, 17:39
>
> Alex
>
> Not sure where the push came from (if there was one -- CCing Andrew
> Stott in Cab Off), but this is excellent news. WOuld be happy to come
> and give talk. Think England local & central govt is definitely ahead of
> Scotland -- have a look at the spending guidelines we've just published
> for local govt spending over £500:
> http://data.gov.uk/blog/local-spending-data-guidance
>
> Would be great however if this was trumped by Scotland, either in
> central or local govt.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 4:56 PM, ALEX STOBART
> <alex.stobart at btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have just taken a phone call from Mike McLean, the Improvement Service
> <http://www.improvementservice.org.uk/the-improvement-service/> Head of
> Knowledge Management.
>
> He is potentially up for an event, co-hosted with Scottish government,
> on Open Data. He does not know much about the subject, and wanted advice
> on the policy background. So far I think this has come from the Cabinet
> Office, and Transparency Board. Do you know of other drivers ?
>
> Would any of you be prepared to come and talk to a mixture of IT and
> service line managers from local, central govt. and other parts of the
> public sector ? This assumes we get to have an event.
>
> A key feature of the possible 1/2 day event would be to show what is
> being done in England, as folk up here think they are ahead in the
> public sector sphere. This may be a mis-conception.
>
> Failing that, can you recommend Scottish based open or linked data
> examples ?
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> Alex
>
>
>
>
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