[Aust-NZ] Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Public Sector Information and Data

[Bruce.Bannerman at dpi.vic.gov.au]

IMO:

Cameron,


To be honest, this came as a surprise to me. No, I was not aware of it.

Thank you Brianna for making the link available to the list.


I'm in the process of wading through the documentation at the moment. From 
what I've seen so far it is looking very encouraging. They are not only 
looking at issues relating to open content but also to open source.

I would encourage other list members who would like to open up access to 
spatial data in Victoria to do the same.


I intend making a private submission to the enquiry, as this is a 
particular area that I've been interested in for over a decade.


However, if there is sufficient interest from the list, I'll be happy to 
share what I start with and we can build it as a community. 

Given the Open Source and open access to spatial data aspects of the 
enquiry, it may be very relevant the make a submission as OSGeo-AustNZ.


Are there any other thoughts on this?



Bruce Bannerman






Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> 
07/08/2008 08:36 AM

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Bruce Bannerman <Bruce.Bannerman at dpi.vic.gov.au>
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Re: [Aust-NZ] Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Public Sector 
Information and Data






Bruce,
Are you aware of this, and if so, are you able to provide any background 
with regards to Vic Gov involvement and suggest any actions that OSGeo 
should take?

Brianna Laugher wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm Brianna, a long-time lurker, vaguely interested in cool geo-stuff,
> briefly de-lurking to let y'all know about this:
>
> <
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/edic/inquiries/access_to_PSI/default.htm>
> A Victorian Parliamentary inquiry "to examine a range of issues
> surrounding the application of open content and open source licensing
> to improve access to Victorian government information and data."
> Submissions close August 22.
>
> Wikimedia Australia ( http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ ), who I'm involved
> with, will likely make a submission.
>
> cheers,
> Brianna
>
> 


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