Open Data Initiatives

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Health Data: Are You with the Sharers or the Hoarders?

Jonathan Bush | LinkedIn Blog | April 24, 2014

In the health care system, open data sharing can improve patient care at two critical levels: At the health care provider level, open data exchange can ensure that each caregiver receives the right information at the right time to deliver the best care – no matter who employs them or which technology platform they are on...This begs the question: Is there a societal obligation to share data broadly in health care?

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Open Data Key To Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases

Open data access could promote collaborations among researchers in Africa and help in the fight against malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and neglected tropical diseases such as sleeping sickness, also called African trypanosomiasis. At a time when demand for open data in health and drug discovery is dominating the digital space, some researchers say the model could work for Africa and alleviate the sufferings of many from these diseases. Following the call on 23 April this year from the WHO for the disclosure of all results from clinical trials of new medicines, there is a push towards greater transparency.

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Open Government Partnership Celebrates Open Innovation in Africa

As diverse delegates gather in Cape Town this week for the OGP regional meeting, we reflect on open innovation, ODI projects and promising initiatives in the continent. This week, South Africa hosts the third Open Government Partnership (OGP) Africa Regional Meeting 2016. The two-day event brings together a wide range of delegates from African governments and civil society, startups and international organisations. It offers a platform to share lessons from programmes across the continent, with a particular focus on promoting sustainable development...

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Socrata’s New 2014 Benchmark Report Shows Rapid and Widespread Adoption of Open Data By Governments

Press Release | Socrata | October 31, 2014

...the research confirms that open data is growing quickly; that governments throughout the country have already realized the benefits of open data; and that open data is, and will be, a primary tool for governments to interact with their many stakeholders.

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Sophomore class of Presidential Innovation Fellows announced

Kathryn Sadasivan | FedScoop | June 24, 2013

The White House welcomed 43 innovators into federal service today, as a new round of Presidential Innovation Fellows was tapped for duty. Read More »

Todd Park: President Obama's Tech 'Entrepreneur-In-Residence'

Staff Writer | The Takeaway | February 5, 2013

Congress created the Office of Science and Technology Policy in 1976, but Barack Obama was the first president to appoint a White House chief technology officer. In 2012, Todd Park became the second person to hold the position. Read More »

U.S. Publishes New “Open Data Action Plan,” Announces New Data Releases

Alexander Howard | E Pluribus Unum | May 9, 2014

On the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s historic executive order to open up more government data, U.S. chief information officer Steven VanRoekel and U.S. chief technology officer Todd Park described “continued progress and plans for open government data” at the WhiteHouse.gov blog....

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