Despite a lack of consensus on what open data means, organizations and open source projects are tackling it as we move into the future of computing.

An explanation of open data, why it's important and how you can do it yourself.

The Open Data Handbook, a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation, lists a similar definition: Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone – subject only, at most, ...

Data analyst and writer Jessie Rudd explains some basic concepts behind open data as a force for transparency in government and business.

As significant as our (technology industry) embrace of open source has been, should we also focus more directly on the need for open data? With a rationale, motivation or goal like beating world ...

The vast majority of states and local governments now offer open data in one form or another. Looking through the data sets on perhaps the most popular open data host, we found out what they’re ...

Open Data is data that can freely be used and is made available in a machine-readable format. Statistics Netherlands provides three different types of open data. The OData interfaces (APIs) of ...

Open data is fueling innovation but raises critical questions The work of Common Crawl and LAION showcases how open data can democratize access to information, foster transparency, and accelerate ...

Common belief is that open data doesn't bring any value because it's free and anyone can access it. In fact, if open data is utilized by businesses, it can be a key driver for new innovations.