“…data is being put online to increase accountability, contribute valuable information about the world, and to enable government, the country, and the world to function more efficiently.”
Tim Berners-Lee
“The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism, the ether through which interactivity happens...
...It will appear on your computer screen, on your TV set on your car dashboard, on your cell phone, hand-held games machines and maybe even your microwave.”Darcy DiNucci (1999)
Service Oriented Architecture websites like Twitter are a first step to sharing data
Create an API for your content.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAb7hSCtvGw
The first step is understanding the modern Internet.
It’s essential Senior Management understand the evolution of the Internet.
Clay JohnsonSunlight Foundation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5F61tAQF5A
Minute 24-26
During the 1995-1996 year, Tax Payers contributed $190 BILLION to Degree Granting Institutions through their taxes.
Funding has increased at an avg of 14% year over year since 1929.
Where did I get this info?...
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d05/tables/dt05_340.asp
How Can I Make My Data Open?
1. Make your data publicly available.
2. Apply a suitable open data license.
See - opendatacommons.org - creativecommons.org