Michael Gurstein raises the question of whether open data will favour only those with resources to use it. "What is necessary as well, is that those for whom access is being provided are in a position to actually make use of the now available access (to the Internet or to data) in ways that are meaningful and beneficial for them." He cites a well-documented case of land use data in India. But certainly keeping closed-access paper-based records can't be helping the poor; the less open the data the wealthier you have to be to benefit from the data. More from Marshall Kirkpatrick.
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