tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post8620029646752874819..comments2010-01-22T19:31:22.640ZComments on <br><br>Working for social and environmental justice <br>Cllr Debra Storr: Open Data, Open SystemsDebra Storrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00709860197387717627noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-60477771696330609972010-01-22T19:31:22.640Z2010-01-22T19:31:22.640ZIt will need to be incremental which is why my mot...It will need to be incremental which is why my motion talks about procurement - but the changes I propose are already starting to happen in forward looking councils. <br /><br />What is critical is the use of open standards. Proprietary data formats change all the time - suppliers like getting money for upgrades. But open data standards tend to be longer lasting. At the simplest level, I can Debra Storrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00709860197387717627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-81193619489668646572010-01-22T08:20:46.470Z2010-01-22T08:20:46.470ZCllr Storr, I'm all for open data, however, th...Cllr Storr, I'm all for open data, however, there are implications in a local authority in trying to achieve this. I'm sure you well know that many systems are provided by external suppliers and councils are limited to what can be done with these systems. Any system changes will then cost money, is the savings proposed by open data out weighing the cost of setting it up? Also, data Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com