Comments on: A flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry http://www.rfahey.org/2010/06/13/a-flood-of-data-to-create-a-data-literate-citizenry/ Collaboration // Transparency // Empowerment Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sideshow – Open data doesn’t empower communities [15JUN10] | The Bookhttp://www.rfahey.org/2010/06/13/a-flood-of-data-to-create-a-data-literate-citizenry/comment-page-1/#comment-32162 Sideshow – Open data doesn’t empower communities [15JUN10] | The Book Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:02:58 +0000 http://www.rfahey.org/?p=2014#comment-32162 [...] Open data doesn’t empower communities. I’m not saying open data is a bad thing, but we need to highlight the gap between the semantic web and social impact. Otherwise we’ll continue to get swept along on a tide of technocratic enthusiasm where hope lies in ‘a flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry’. [...] [...] Open data doesn’t empower communities. I’m not saying open data is a bad thing, but we need to highlight the gap between the semantic web and social impact. Otherwise we’ll continue to get swept along on a tide of technocratic enthusiasm where hope lies in ‘a flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry’. [...]

]]> By: Gov 2.0: UK government launches Spending Challenge: ‘Help us get more for less’http://www.rfahey.org/2010/06/13/a-flood-of-data-to-create-a-data-literate-citizenry/comment-page-1/#comment-19188 Gov 2.0: UK government launches Spending Challenge: ‘Help us get more for less’ Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:31:51 +0000 http://www.rfahey.org/?p=2014#comment-19188 [...] A flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry [...] [...] A flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry [...]

]]> By: Richard Faheyhttp://www.rfahey.org/2010/06/13/a-flood-of-data-to-create-a-data-literate-citizenry/comment-page-1/#comment-18899 Richard Fahey Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:44:36 +0000 http://www.rfahey.org/?p=2014#comment-18899 I never heard about the Chartism movement until you mentioned it Dan. I think that's a really interesting concept. Would be great if we could use the techniques of this movement to interest people in using data to promote political interest and activism. I never heard about the Chartism movement until you mentioned it Dan. I think that’s a really interesting concept. Would be great if we could use the techniques of this movement to interest people in using data to promote political interest and activism.

]]> By: Richard Faheyhttp://www.rfahey.org/2010/06/13/a-flood-of-data-to-create-a-data-literate-citizenry/comment-page-1/#comment-18898 Richard Fahey Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:40:40 +0000 http://www.rfahey.org/?p=2014#comment-18898 Thanks for this Lance. I actually had a look at that and included it in the links above. Looks great. Thanks for this Lance. I actually had a look at that and included it in the links above.

Looks great.

]]> By: Lance Mercereauhttp://www.rfahey.org/2010/06/13/a-flood-of-data-to-create-a-data-literate-citizenry/comment-page-1/#comment-18853 Lance Mercereau Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:37:35 +0000 http://www.rfahey.org/?p=2014#comment-18853 Great post. Your readers might be interested in an empowering site that makes analysing COINS data much easier than using spreadsheets. Rosslyn Analytics, a London-based technology company that specialises in spend visibility, has used its award-winning web-based spend automated spend analytics platform, RA.Pid, to give the public the COINS data in ready-to-use, drill-down analytical reports To access the information, please visit RA.Pid Gateway at https://rapidgateway.rapidintel.com. Kind regards, Lance Great post.
Your readers might be interested in an empowering site that makes analysing COINS data much easier than using spreadsheets.
Rosslyn Analytics, a London-based technology company that specialises in spend visibility, has used its award-winning web-based spend automated spend analytics platform, RA.Pid, to give the public the COINS data in ready-to-use, drill-down analytical reports
To access the information, please visit RA.Pid Gateway at https://rapidgateway.rapidintel.com.
Kind regards,
Lance

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