http://podnosh.com/blog/2009/06/14/why-its-great-that-tim-berners-lee-is-advising-the-british-government/ Social media, active citizens, government, neighbourhoods and more. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:10:16 +0000 http://podnosh.com/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://podnosh.com/blog/2009/06/14/why-its-great-that-tim-berners-lee-is-advising-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Richard McLean Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:14:40 +0000 http://podnosh.com/blog/?p=1221#comment-1487 Nick, I read with interest your blog on Tim Berners-Lee being appointed to advise the Government on making data transparent. You might like to know that the House of Lords Information Committee is conducting an inquiry on 'People and Parliament', looking into how the House of Lords can improve public understanding of its work and role, and how people would like to interact with the House of Lords and Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/hlinfocom/ As part of that inquiry, the Committee has received a number of submissions about making more parliamentary data available in accordance with open standards. See, for example: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/ppBevanBrittanSolicitors.doc http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/ppSimonMcManus.doc The Committee will publish its report next month. Richard McLean Clerk to the House of Lords Information Committee Nick, I read with interest your blog on Tim Berners-Lee being appointed to advise the Government on making data transparent.
You might like to know that the House of Lords Information Committee is conducting an inquiry on ‘People and Parliament’, looking into how the House of Lords can improve public understanding of its work and role, and how people would like to interact with the House of Lords and Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/hlinfocom/
As part of that inquiry, the Committee has received a number of submissions about making more parliamentary data available in accordance with open standards. See, for example: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/ppBevanBrittanSolicitors.doc
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/ppSimonMcManus.doc
The Committee will publish its report next month.
Richard McLean
Clerk to the House of Lords Information Committee

]]> http://podnosh.com/blog/2009/06/14/why-its-great-that-tim-berners-lee-is-advising-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 Nick Booth Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:54:24 +0000 http://podnosh.com/blog/?p=1221#comment-1489 I think we're agreeing and hoping that he'll make good progress before he gets weary, and along the way create some fresh acolytes to carry the torch? I think we’re agreeing and hoping that he’ll make good progress before he gets weary, and along the way create some fresh acolytes to carry the torch?

]]> http://podnosh.com/blog/2009/06/14/why-its-great-that-tim-berners-lee-is-advising-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Simon Dickson Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:35:52 +0000 http://podnosh.com/blog/?p=1221#comment-1488 I don't disagree Nick, but TBL's vision for all this is so far beyond the current reality - not just in government, but generally - that he can't seriously hope to bring it into Whitehall with a big bang. It's his personal credibility (including his passion for the notion) that will get the ball rolling. And he knows which direction he wants the ball to roll; that's pretty crucial too. But TBL has always been playing The Long Game. And it's just as far away now as it ever was. I don’t disagree Nick, but TBL’s vision for all this is so far beyond the current reality – not just in government, but generally – that he can’t seriously hope to bring it into Whitehall with a big bang. It’s his personal credibility (including his passion for the notion) that will get the ball rolling. And he knows which direction he wants the ball to roll; that’s pretty crucial too. But TBL has always been playing The Long Game. And it’s just as far away now as it ever was.

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