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Berners-Lee urges countries toward open data strategy |
November 03, 2013
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the world wide web, called on governments around the world to open up their data to the public in the same way that the U.K. is.
The internet pioneer believes that releasing publicly held data to the public and software developers will help fight poverty, boost innovation, empower citizens, and reduce corruption.
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Speaking at the Open Government Partnership Summit in London recently, Berners-Lee revealed a report called the Open Data Barometer, which shows that the U.K. has the most advanced open data policy.
The report, a joint project between the World Wide Web Foundation and Open Data Institute, is an investigation into how many countries are allowing open data policies.
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