Open government data

Definition

Open government data (OGD) is

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Public Sector Information that has been made available to the public as Open Data.

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Overview

The two main elements of open government data are normally defined as

• Government data: is any data and information produced or commissioned by public bodies.
• Open data: are data that can be freely used, re-used and distributed by anyone, only subject to (at the most) the requirement that users attribute the data and that they make their work available to be shared as well.

Source

• Open Government Data: Towards Empirical Analysis of Open Government Data Initiatives, at 6.