Finally got around to catching up with the Guardian's TechWeekly podcast from 8th June and for those, like myself, that are advocates of "open government" / "open data" (can you have the one without the other?) you should get yourself along to around the 25min mark to hear Tom Watson (UK Labour MP) who: ... was instrumental in helping the previous [UK] Labour government understand the value of opening up its public records, shares his view on the reasons why openness should be valued – and what he had to do to convince his political colleagues I strongly advice all those 'working;' in this field to listen to his views and approach! I especially loved his excellent "6 point plan" in regards to the "institutional response to data release": Denial that the Minister is asking for this stuff Resistance Moral Panic when they realise you're serious ... after the release ... Outrage that this stuff is being given away and
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