We need to do more to ensure open government data is used for purposes with social value. Data sets related to society are digital public assets that should be contribute to common wealth.

It has been misused in the past as a means to legitimate the privatisation of public services.

I need a few read throughs of this report to take it all in… but it has a lot of good food for thought.

https://www.common-wealth.co.uk/digital-public-assets.html

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