Alexander Coley

Data Standards & Policy Manager (Defra)

@alexrcoley

Drivers


(spoiler) there are lots and they can conflict

Open Data (policy)


Digital (policy)


standards hub


INSPIRE (legislation)


Open Data Certificates


data.gov.uk




INSPIRE part of DGU

data.gov.uk sub-domains

example being (but not unique) 
environment.data.gov.uk




Advantages

Discovery
Public Sector focus
Driving improvement and access
Meeting multiple needs (once)
Efficiencies
Links to EIR and FOI
simplified licensing (moving to)

towards...

build reusable information architecture
provide platform for common reference data
provide access route to federated data
provide access through URIs
Links across to other data sharing obligations (directives and international obligations)

Issues

catalog vs information architecture
best practice for publishing (and lack of)
standards
federation and expectations of users
users (not one type)
maintenance of legacy 
transformation
skills and context
links with other data hubs (intelligent connections)
duplication of publishing


Alexander Coley

@alexrcoley

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