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National Archives refreshes government data licensing

...information and third party copyright.This follows the earlier provision of the open government licence (OGL), which provides for the re-use of public-sector... Read more

1 August, 2011 by Sade Laja

Wikileaks books roundup

In The Revolution Will Be Digitised, Heather Brooke criticises Julian Assange for allowing himself and Wikileaks to... Read more

3 October, 2011

UK government tests radical new alpha.gov.uk site

...Post Code. Much of the information "is available for reuse under the Open Government Licence." The Alpha.gov team is being run by Tom Loosemore... Read more

11 May, 2011

Tax-spend revelations buried deep in Whitehall data graveyard

...s prism that can eliminate any potentially embarrassing truths. Is the new open government really as open as it sounds? (Photo credit: Paul Kehrer via... Read more

10 June, 2010 by Nick Heath
IW Government 1.0.6

IW Government 1.0.6

...pressing government technology issues, including cybersecurity, cloud computing, IT project management, and open government. Our coverage includes the products and services, vendor strategies, technology trends... Read more

3 May, 2012
Roadsign Magic Pro 1.0.2

Roadsign Magic Pro 1.0.2

...Road Signs are UK Crown Copyright reproduced with permission under the UK Open Government License v1.0 Read more

23 February, 2012
Roadsign Magic 1.0.2

Roadsign Magic 1.0.2

...Road Signs are UK Crown Copyright reproduced with permission under the UK Open Government License v1.0 Read more

23 February, 2012
AVCaptureAll Player 1.0.3

AVCaptureAll Player 1.0.3

...All solutions make it easy for agencies to achieve their goal of Open Government Read more

11 February, 2012
Crime Map England & Wales 2.00.1

Crime Map England & Wales 2.00.1

...provided by the National Policing Improvement Agency and is licensed under the Open Government Licence.Note:At the moment only Data from England and Wales... Read more

9 February, 2012
BMI Calc - Body Mass Indicator 0.6.1303.02957

BMI Calc - Body Mass Indicator 0.6.1303.02957

...information from UK Government websites are used under the terms of the Open Government Licence. This application was not produced by any organisation related to... Read more

25 November, 2011
NHS Health Services Locator 0.6.1303.84438

NHS Health Services Locator 0.6.1303.84438

...information from UK Government websites are used under the terms of the Open Government Licence. This application was not produced by any organisation related to... Read more

25 November, 2011
Search Jobcentre Plus 0.6.1303.86723

Search Jobcentre Plus 0.6.1303.86723

...information from UK Government websites are used under the terms of the Open Government Licence. This application was not produced by any organisation related to... Read more

22 November, 2011
Ozon 1.1.0

Ozon 1.1.0

...der Schwellenwerte. Die Daten stammen direkt vom sterreichischen Umweltbundesamt und werden als Open Government Data zur Verfgung gestellt. Diese Applikation ist vor allem bei Kindern... Read more

19 October, 2011
Find GPs 1.1

Find GPs 1.1

...miles away, then this app will help! The app is based on Open Government data provided by the UK's Health and Social Care Information... Read more

8 October, 2011
Crime Finder (England & Wales) 1.2.2

Crime Finder (England & Wales) 1.2.2

...contact Ventutec direct.AcknowledgementsCrime Finder contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence version 1.0. Further information can be found at http... Read more

9 August, 2011

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