Data for the Public Good

As we move into an era of unprecedented volumes of data and computing power, the benefits aren't for business alone. Data can help citizens access government, hold it accountable and build new services to help themselves. Simply making data available is not sufficient. The use of data for the p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Howard, Alex Author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] O'Reilly Media Incorporated 2012
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:As we move into an era of unprecedented volumes of data and computing power, the benefits aren't for business alone. Data can help citizens access government, hold it accountable and build new services to help themselves. Simply making data available is not sufficient. The use of data for the public good is being driven by a distributed community of media, nonprofits, academics and civic advocates. This report from O'Reilly Radar highlights the principles of data in the public good, and surveys areas where data is already being used to great effect, covering: Consumer finance Transit data Government transparency Data journalism Aid and development Crisis and emergency response Healthcare
Notas:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Descripción Física:1 online resource (iii, 15 p.)
ISBN:9781449329761