Quoting from P. S. News Edition Number 550. Updated Tuesday 09 May 2017. http://www.psnews.com.au/aps/550/news/open-data-policy-ranked-best-in-world?utm_source=aps550&utm_medium=email&utm_content=news1&utm_campaign=newsletter_aps
Open data policy ranked best in world
Australia has been ranked equal first in the world for its open government policies promoting the use of Government-held data by the community.
The achievement was bestowed by the Open Knowledge Institute which ranked the country tops in its 2016/2017 Global Open Data Index (GODI).
According to the Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation, Angus Taylor the recognition confirmed Australia was on the right track with its commitment to making data more openly available.
Mr Taylor said GODI was an annual global benchmark that ranked how well nations published open government data against 14 categories.
He said Australia finished equal top alongside Taiwan on the index, which assessed 94 countries.
“I am delighted, but not surprised, to see Australia being ranked as the best in the world,” Mr Taylor said
“I’m delighted to see that our steadfast commitment to open data has been recognised globally by a renowned independent assessor.”
He said the number of datasets available to the public had grown from 500 in 2013 to more than 20,000 today.
Australia takes top honour
“This has delivered real benefits in innovation” he said.
“For example, the Geo-coded National Address File, which was released by the Government in February 2016, has been used for a wide range of business and operational purposes, such as infrastructure planning, business planning and analysis, logistics and service planning, emergency and disaster response.
“Another example is the National Map which allows us to better understand datasets for creating new businesses and applications.”
Mr Taylor said there was still work to be done.
“We must now ensure that we keep this momentum going in order to fill the gaps highlighted by the global index and build on our initial successes,” the Assistant Minister said.
More information about open data is available from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Open Data website at this PS News link. http://www.dpmc.gov.au/public-data/open-data
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