Open Data Institute: FOI Talk
FOIMan gave last Friday’s ODI Friday lecture at the Open Data Institute in London. I gave a talk on Friday 27th September as part of the Open Data Institute’s programme of ODI Friday lectures. Slightly …
FOI and Procurement
FOIMan explores how FOI and transparency rules interact with the process of procuring new goods and services by public authorities. One chapter that didn’t quite make it into my book due to lack of space …
FOI and Open Data Developments
FOIMan reports on a new strategy from the ICO and a move for open data (and data sharing) responsibilities in government. I’m briefly emerging from my monastic cell to note some recent developments in FOI …
FOI v Open Data?
FOIMan questions Cabinet Minister Francis Maude’s suggestion that FOI requests will be made redundant by the government’s transparency and open data initiatives. Francis Maude made a speech earlier today about government transparency and open data. It …
Practically Speaking, Part II – Game, Dataset & Match
FOIMan brings you the second in his series of articles for PDP’s Freedom of Information Journal. A couple of weeks ago I wrote here about the series of articles I’ve been writing for PDP’s Freedom …
Game, Dataset and Match
FOI Man highlights forthcoming changes to FOI and provides some hints and tips for public authorities on how to deal with them. Last year, the Protection of Freedoms Act was passed. Amongst the changes it …