President Obama signed an Executive Order directing his
administration to take historic steps to make government-held data more
accessible to the public and to entrepreneurs and others as fuel for innovation
and economic growth. The Executive Order declares that information is a
valuable resource and strategic asset for the nation; Newly generated
government data will be required to be made available in open, machine-readable
format by default -- enhancing their accessibility and usefulness, and ensuring
privacy and security; These executive actions will allow entrepreneurs and companies
to take advantage of this information -- fueling economic growth in communities
across the Nation. Watch this short video and find out more about today's
announcement:
There is also a related directive in Europe requiring all public data to be available.
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