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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Now is the time to defend the public's right to know - Open Democracy

Now is the time to defend the public's right to know - Open Democracy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Open data – the policy of releasing data in bulk, machine-readable formats and permitting its use and re-use without restriction – was sold to governments in the mid-noughties on a double-sided prospectus.


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Can The Open-Data Revolution Change Our Democracies? - NPR

Can The Open-Data Revolution Change Our Democracies? - NPR | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Former White House deputy CTO Beth Noveck shares her vision of practical openness: connecting bureaucracies to citizens, sharing data, and creating a truly participatory democracy.

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Open data and crowdfunding can breathe new life into democracy

Democracy may be one of man’s greatest inventions, but it has suffered lately due to low citizen participation and general distrust of politicians and government institutions.
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