The University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society is proud to announce its launch conference, scheduled for Friday, March 5th. Featuring a keynote address from Professor Yochai Benkler of Harvard Law School, the event also includes panels on mapping, open government, and social networks. There is a modest […]
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David Eaves has a great post on the three laws of open government data: find it, play with it, and share it.
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