If you folks want to make information sheet on this it would be great to have a take on what is at stake (and if appropriate what our stand is).<br><br>I do not know a lot about this area. <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 12:44 PM Brian M Hamlin <<a href="mailto:maplabs@light42.com">maplabs@light42.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> deep truths are paradox - 'Open' is one side of the future.. which future are you, the listener, participating in?<br>
Many core values and environmental systems are under strain right now.. how to respond ?<br>
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For a formal document, I still refer to the UK Government's statement on Open Data from a few years ago..<br>
since it was such a profound shift for them to make that change, I suspect they put extra effort into<br>
the articulation of it.. <br>
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Open Data White Paper -- Unleashing the Potential June 2012<br>
Open Data Standard and Principles -- 2012<br>
The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General<br>
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In the US, the Office of the President of the US made some good statements on Open Data and Open Principles,<br>
The Executive Order of the President is not the only document (I know, Cat-Baz 101 ** !) but is worth attention.<br>
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** Cat-Baz <br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar</a><br>
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more on request<br>
--Brian<br>
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Brian M Hamlin<br>
OSGeo California Chapter<br>
<a href="http://blog.light42.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">blog.light42.com</a><br>
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