Friday, June 12, 2009

UK: Tim Berners-Lee has been appointed to lead an effort to open up access to government data

[bbc] Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told the BBC that the job he has been given by Gordon Brown is an important one that goes beyond party politics.

The inventor of the world wide web has been asked by the prime minister to help open up access to government data.

"I think there's a public demand for transparency. This is way beyond party politics and beyond global borders," Sir Tim said.

He said taxpayers' money paid for the data so it should be available to them.

Web creator job 'beyond politics'

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