Welcome to the new Transparency and Digital Engagement blog
Welcome to the new blog platform for the reconstituted and repurposed Transparency and Digital Engagement team. As with the old Digital Engagement blog the team will be using this to talk about what we...
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Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, addresses Europe's first...
Today in London, Europe’s first ever international data camp began with the UK’s Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, announcing that we are opening up data on central government spending....
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Right to Data and the Protection of Freedoms Bill
Greater transparency is at the heart of our commitment to open up Government to greater scrutiny and allow the public to hold us to account. Improving access to public sector data will help citizens to...
View ArticleTeacamp September 2011: Open Knowledge Foundation and Scraperwiki
Teacamp is an informal monthly meet-up of Government and non-government digerati, in a café drinking tea, hence ‘teacamp’. It began in 2008 as an offshoot of UKgovcamp and we’ve been meeting monthly...
View ArticleThis week at GDS
Lots of bits of GDS are going to be working with lots of bits of government during 2013. We're getting bigger, getting more scattered and it's important that we let each other know what's going on....
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Defra's opening up its data
This image was taken using LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology, by shooting a laser beam down to the ground from an aircraft. LIDAR is useful for all sorts of applications, and the...
View ArticleDigital in local government: a case study from Camden Council
There’s huge potential for digital transformation in local government as well as national government. One person with opinions on the subject is Camden Council's Chief Information Officer, John...
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Why spend data is important for the Digital Marketplace
The Digital Marketplace is transforming government procurement. We want to make it easy for suppliers to sell to government so that we can deliver great digital services. We collaborate with Crown...
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