OPEN SOURCE OPEN DATA

Open Source Open Data is an initiative to promote the use of free and open-source software in open data projects. The open data movement and the increasingly important role of data in our everyday lives has led to a proliferation of software solutions to serve data publishers and consumers. We are a group of technology, government, and civil society leaders who believe that the open data infrastructure we are building together must run on software that is equally open. We intend to work together to encourage governments and other data-publishing institutions to invest in open-source rather than proprietary platforms, and to encourage companies and individuals developing those platforms to embrace open standards and collaboration... Open Source Open Data - OSOD brings open source awareness to the open data community and helps educate all stakeholders on the importance of open source in open data and how to effectively deploy a holistic and sustainable open data initiative.