Jul 7

Written by: juhrovic
7/7/2008 11:09 AM

Britain has signed an agreement to make data produced by government agencies more freely available. "The commitment to make public sector information free, or charge no more than the marginal cost of maintaining and distributing the extra copy, appears in the Seoul declaration for the future of the internet economy, signed in the South Korean capital last week. The UK was one of nearly 40 countries to endorse the declaration, drawn up by the OECD club of developed nations."

As you may already know, it is typically very difficult to find international data, specifically from government agencies within a partifular foreign nation. This increased access to data will help many researchers in a large number of fields obtain data easily and freely (or for a minimal fee). I think we in this country take our access to data from government agencies for granted (I know, I know there is still plenty we DON'T have access to).

Learn more at the Free Our Data Blog

Source: "Britain finally signs up to making government data free for re-use", The Guardian

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