[dundee] New Government Statistical Data Repository Web Site

[Marcel Hecko]

The next step would be to provide all the information in an open format.
Just a very quick (random) search for some statistics pointed me to this 
page with XSL data only, which is kind of sad.
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1918.html

Dissapointing :(

m.

On 21/01/2010 11:00, gordon dunlop wrote:
> A new government data site, under the direction of world wide web 
> founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has been launched this morning that 
> provides a repository for NHS figures, crime data, environmental 
> studies etc. This is the policy of opening up government data to the 
> public. You will probably find that there will be slow loading times 
> due to heavy first day demand and I must point out that some of the 
> statistical data will not be provided free, the UK Government will 
> want royalties on some of the most important data to reduce the public 
> debt.
>
> http://data.gov.uk/
>
> Gordon
>
>
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