[OSGeo Africa] Fwd: Editorial: Government Gazettes now free, online and searchable

[Adi Eyal]

Hi All,

Until recently, if you wanted to find a particular notice in the Government
Gazette, unless you’re directed to its specific page, issue and date of
publication, you would have to sift through countless issues, consult a
librarian at one of the Official Publications Depositories or pay a private
company for search functionality.


Now a new online platform, opengazettes.org.za, is putting government
gazettes online and in one place, and making them searchable by keywords.

The initiative is a collaboration between several organisations that aim to
promote citizen access to public information and increase civic
participation in government processes.

Please see the attached article for more information. This article is free
to use with attribution.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Lenina Rassool at
lenina at code4sa.org or 082 266 1398.

Regards
Adi


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Adi Eyal
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