Comments on: Raw Data Now! http://empax.org/blog/raw-data-now Moving Big Ideas Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:44:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fred http://empax.org/blog/raw-data-now/comment-page-1#comment-595 Fred Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:40:20 +0000 http://empax.org/?p=1176#comment-595 If you check out that video interview, Kundra seems to think that non-government entities (be it private sector, non-profits, NGOs) will be playing a large role in digesting the data. Data.gov should really focus on providing the finest raw data - this in itself is a tremendous undertaking - and leave the digesting and innovation to us. The Obama Administration will no doubt crunch and present data relevant to their own agenda, but the majority will come from the masses (in my humble estimation). If you check out that video interview, Kundra seems to think that non-government entities (be it private sector, non-profits, NGOs) will be playing a large role in digesting the data. Data.gov should really focus on providing the finest raw data – this in itself is a tremendous undertaking – and leave the digesting and innovation to us.

The Obama Administration will no doubt crunch and present data relevant to their own agenda, but the majority will come from the masses (in my humble estimation).

]]> By: Udata http://empax.org/blog/raw-data-now/comment-page-1#comment-594 Udata Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:04:33 +0000 http://empax.org/?p=1176#comment-594 Really interesting post. Data.gov can and should serve as a research base for public action. The question now is will there be a need for intervenors such as design firms, consulting groups, think tanks and the like to act as bridges between data sets and the public, or will the government seize the initiative and make its data digestible and comprehensible to the public at large. Really interesting post. Data.gov can and should serve as a research base for public action. The question now is will there be a need for intervenors such as design firms, consulting groups, think tanks and the like to act as bridges between data sets and the public, or will the government seize the initiative and make its data digestible and comprehensible to the public at large.

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