New Information Subsector – Open Source / Open Standards

Date: 5 Jun 2009 | posted in: information, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We have added a new sector to the Information Policy Area – Open Source / Open Standards. The first rule in this new sector is a recent resolution from Vancouver that will increase local government use of open standards, open source, and open/accessible data.

Open standards, open data, and open source are all important ingredients for locally self-reliant communities in the modern era. As modern life has become more dependent on computers, openness is an important check against the power of a single vendor or other entity from becoming unaccountable.

You’ll find more details on the sector page or in the rules we will add over time.

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Christopher Mitchell is the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative with ILSR. He is a leading national expert on community networks, Internet access, and local broadband policies. Christopher built MuniNetworks.org, the comprehensive online clearinghouse of information about local government policies to improve Internet access. Its interactive community broadband network map tracks more than 600 such networks. He also hosts audio and video shows online, including Community Broadband Bits and Connect This!