Hello,
Most policies around Open Data are opt-in, so the City of Minneapolis is not alone nor in a bad place; however it is true that requiring participation can result in more momentum around high-value datasets being posted faster and updates to those datasets being automated all resulting in a more mature, valuable Open Data program that’s not burdensome for City employees or departments for the long-term benefits of the city, citizens, app developers, civic hackers, media, industry, entrepreneurs, etc.
Technology is the easy part in this effort and the current momentum behind the policy passing provides an opportunity for education resulting in program maturity that’s essential to move past the basic portal/catalogue scenario for simply downloading datasets and achieving the blue sky connected ecosystem of Open Data.
Just a thought, but a City sanctioned event with participation from each Department, civic minded groups like Open Twin Cities, and local businesses around “Why Open Data” could really help the education cause both internally and externally.
- Jesse
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