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Public to suggest which government datasets to release |
Information to be available on data.gov.uk
The British people are being asked to nominate which government datasets they would like to see released on data.gov.uk
The call came after a meeting of the Public Sector Transparency Board, which aims to drive forward the transparency agenda and make sure that government departments and Non Departmental Public Bodies release datasets on the site as soon as possible.
The Board is charged with making transparency a core part of all Government business and ensuring that all central government departments meet tight new deadlines for releasing key public datasets.
It is also responsible for setting open data standards across the whole of the public sector, listening to what the public wants and then opening up the most wanted datasets as a priority.
The most requested datasets already identified by the Board include the Land Registry, transport data, weather information and Environment Agency data.
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, said: "As part of our commitment to transparency this Government has already published a series of datasets which have never been available to the public before."
"But it’s not just a one way process: I want people to give their ideas on what datasets they want to see released and not just wait for us to publish."
Further information:
Cabinet Office |
