Data.Gov: Foster Communities on Data.Gov (US0022)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: United States – First National Action Plan – 2011-2013
Action Plan Cycle: 2011
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: General Services Administration (GSA)
Support Institution(s): Unclear
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Education, Justice, Open Data, Policing & Corrections, Public Participation, Public Service DeliveryIRM Review
IRM Report: United States First Progress Report 2011-2013
Early Results: No IRM Data
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): No Data
Implementation i
Description
Use Data.gov as a Platform to Spur Innovation by
Fostering Communities
The United States champions the publication of
machine-readable data and the use of challenges,
prizes, and competitions to catalyze breakthroughs
in national priorities. The Data.gov site supplies the
public with large amounts of useful, machine-readable
government data that can be used by innovators
without intellectual property constraint. To accelerate
this movement, the United States will:
• Foster communities on Data.gov. We will work
toward expanding the number of Data.gov “communities”
that connect data related to particular
subject matters with users and producers of that
data. With communities focused on health, energy,
and law already launched, we will work to launch
new communities in education, research and development,
and public safety in the next year.