All bodies in receipt of public sector funding should be made to open up their data, said Tim Kelsey, the government’s adviser on transparency and open data.

Speaking at a conference organised by think tank Demos, Tim Kelsey said government is undergoing a consultation to establish what open data will look like in the future. “We want openness as a point of principle and are seeking to create a rubric around four statements,” Kelsey said.

These areas include: making all data available held by public authorities; any service that in receipt or partial receipt of public funds; making the data available for free commercial re-use; and making data accessible in machine-readable formats, Kelsey said. “This is quite a radical agenda and we really need support to make it happen,” he said.


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