If “open source” was the rallying cry of the past two decades, “open data” may be the call to arms for the next two. Or it would be, if only we could figure out what it means.

Though the debate about open data in government is an evolving one, it is indisputably here to stay -- it can be heard in both houses of Congress, in state legislatures, and in city halls around ...

Open data is fueling innovation but raises critical questions The work of Common Crawl and LAION showcases how open data can democratize access to information, foster transparency, and accelerate ...

To find out, Government Technology used the Socrata Open Data API to look at about 55,000 data assets published by 336 U.S. state and local governments — an average of 163 assets per publisher.

In order to fight the epidemic, timely, relevant, and high-quality open data were globally shared. This cooperative and efficient undertaking could serve as a blue-print for a better and more ...