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2. How is “data access” from federal agencies different from “data access” from commercial and other sectors? Where can federal agencies learn from private data/information providers (such as Google Earth and Flickr)? | 2. How is “data access” from federal agencies different from “data access” from commercial and other sectors? Where can federal agencies learn from private data/information providers (such as Google Earth and Flickr)? | ||
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+ | A. | ||
+ | * Public and private entities are driven by different interests - profit vs. public good | ||
+ | * But in some cases there is no difference between commercial and public access | ||
+ | * Differing levels of transparency | ||
+ | * We often have different audiences | ||
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+ | B. | ||
+ | * private market research for information products | ||
+ | * How to make money from data (bad idea)? Studies show that free (or minimum cost) data provide greater economic benefit than charging | ||
+ | * We can learn about how to make effective, well-packaged information products | ||
+ | * Accountability is inherent in private sector but needs to be constructed in public sector - we could learn about accountability mechanisms | ||
+ | * Consider new forms of public private partnerships that transcend existing partnerships | ||
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2. How is “data access” from federal agencies different from “data access” from commercial and other sectors? Where can federal agencies learn from private data/information providers (such as Google Earth and Flickr)?
A.
- Public and private entities are driven by different interests - profit vs. public good
- But in some cases there is no difference between commercial and public access
- Differing levels of transparency
- We often have different audiences
B.
- private market research for information products
- How to make money from data (bad idea)? Studies show that free (or minimum cost) data provide greater economic benefit than charging
- We can learn about how to make effective, well-packaged information products
- Accountability is inherent in private sector but needs to be constructed in public sector - we could learn about accountability mechanisms
- Consider new forms of public private partnerships that transcend existing partnerships