The anonymous tracking data is to be used to help passengers avoid congestion and improve transport policy
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Should We Treat Data And Technology As Separate Sectors?
IN-DEPTH: Data is the lifeblood of a modern organisation, but is it time to treat it as distinct from technology? Sooraj Shah investigates
Gatwick Opens Data Up To Developers For International Airport Hackathon
The developers will use the data to improve airport experiences for passengers
TfL Joins Forces With Tech City Ventures Nitrous Programme To Embrace Startup Innovation
Six startups will work with TfL to find ways to reduce congestion and pollution in London
Camden Council Embraces Cloud-Powered Open Data Platform
Open Data Camden taps into more then 300 data sets
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Hackers Could Exploit Open Data To Wreak Real-World Chaos
ODI founders want the government to consider open data as critical infrastructure that needs protection
TfL And Waze Agree Data Exchange To Manage London’s Streets
Transport for London (TfL) will share street data with Waze in exchange for access to real time traffic information
Open Data For Social Good: The Case For Better Transport Services
ANALYSIS: Martin Howell from Cubic Transportation Systems explores how open data can transform urban mass transit
Portal Brings Together Open Data Sets From Across Europe
The European Data Portal is part of the EU's broad single digital market strategy
Ordnance Survey To Release OS OpenMap To Help Developers Build Mapping Apps
Ordnance Survey says it wants to help developers create new kinds of application through open data and better licences
EU Invests £11m In Open Data Institute Backed Projects
EU to back Open Data Institute European startup incubator, research network and data science academy
Livingston, Shields And Shadbolt Talk Up Open Data, Tech City And UK IT At CeBIT
Lord Livingston, Joanna Shields and Sir Nigel Shadbolt promote the UK technology industry in Hannover
Flood Hack Creates Applications To Help UK Flood Relief Effort
Flood Hack brings together UK tech community
Open Data Institute Signs Up Five More International Partners
Osaka, Seoul, Sheffield, Philadelphia and Hawaii join the global movement to make better use of public sector data
BBC Agrees To Open Up Its Data
Public service broadcaster signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Open Data Institute
Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Free Data Can Be ‘As Valuable As You Can Imagine’
The co-founder of the Open Data Institute talks about analytics and how to raise a new generation of data scientists
Open Data Institute Expands Its Vision Across Borders
The network of 13 international ‘Nodes’ could attract millions to the open data cause, says ODI CEO Gavin Starks
G8 Leaders Sign Open Data Charter
Francis Maude says agreement by G8 nations marks a major milestone in unlocking government information
Maude Promises More Open Data After Shakespeare Review
Cabinet Office announces a range of fresh open data projects
EU Heralds Open Data Boom After Parliament Votes For New Rules
Open data rules set to be enshrined in law by 2015
Government ‘Needs To Embrace Open Data Faster’
Shakespeare Review proposes getting data out faster, even if it means it is messier
Open Data Crew Outraged At Government’s Privatised Postcode Plan
The government is keeping the post code database in the hands of the Royal Mail and the Open Data Institute is left baffled
Europe Set For Continent-Wide Open Data Rules
European vice president Neelie Kroes wants to open data to the people
Google Targets Open Data With Donations
Google has funded groups seeking open government data that can be easily accessible for citizens
Michele BARBERA : “SpazioDati is building a DATA marketplace”
CEO of Spazio DAti, Michele BARBERA was at LeWeb Paris 2012 to present Spazio Dati, a data marketplace at the crossroad of semantic web and Big Data
Open Data Institute Officially Opens In Tech City
ODI, backed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, says that the UK is leading the world in open data
UK Government Threatens Businesses Over Open Data
Government urges companies to open up under midata initiative
Maude Launches Government Digital Strategy: FT Innovate 2012
We will make public services agile, flexible and digital by default, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
Government Open Data Work ‘Not Good Enough’
What’s the point in releasing huge amounts of information if no one knows what to do with it?
Government Open Data User Group Holds First Meeting
Francis Maude has said an important step has taken place in the Government’s 'open data revolution'