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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.
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* Public and private entities are driven by different interests - profit vs. public good
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* But in some cases there is no difference between commercial and public access
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* Differing levels of transparency
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* We often have different audiences
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B.
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* private market research for information products
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* How to make money from data (bad idea)? Studies show that free (or minimum cost) data provide greater economic benefit than charging
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* We can learn about how to make effective, well-packaged information products
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* Accountability is inherent in private sector but needs to be constructed in public sector - we could learn about accountability mechanisms
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* Consider new forms of public private partnerships that transcend existing partnerships
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* People use Google
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* Interfaces like Google that provide "keywords & click" access should be provided, but with more refinement of searches.
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* Government data access must be more accurate because they are the primary source for the data.
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Latest revision as of 15:43, January 7, 2009

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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

  • People use Google
  • Interfaces like Google that provide "keywords & click" access should be provided, but with more refinement of searches.
  • Government data access must be more accurate because they are the primary source for the data.