Open data

The high-value datasets set out in the Open Data Directive have now finally been specified in a proposal for an implementing act. The datasets themselves are listed in the Annex.…

It has long been unclear what fees a public authority should charge when it releases information in electronic form. For release on paper the situation is clear, with fixed fees,…

Today there is no legal right to access information electronically from the public sector. The upcoming Swedish Open Data Act introduces the concept of a “request for re-use”, which will…

The Open Data Inquiry has presented its proposal for a new law in an interim report, which is to replace the existing PSI Act. Creating an entirely new law seems…

Well, sort of – they are proposed principles for making information available for re-use from a technical standpoint, and I have helped develop them together with DIGG (the Agency for…

The presentation The presentation on the web The presentation from the workshop as a PDF Government statements The digitalisation of the public sector is now to be speeded up (DN)…

On 11 May, Kristina Alexanderson held a meeting at Goto10 and Creative commons on the occasion of the guidance they had just released. I was there and gained a lot…

The strategy “For sustainable digital transformation in Sweden” was presented on 18 May. The Government’s strategy is good in many ways but could do with a bit of retuning. It…

This post contains links for my talk on “Five important factors for successful collaboration around open data” at Forum öppna data (Open Data Forum) on 2017-05-11, as a service to…

To help you get started with open data, we offer a comprehensive workshop. Afterwards you will know: what open data is how open data affects you which data you can…