How about the Western governments as a good place to start? It is interesting to see that a lot of these initiatives are relevant to the developing world and not the developed world. Regards Sammy From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:18 PM To: Sammy Buruchara <Buruchara@me.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Open Data Vital, says web inventor The inventor of the World Wide Web has said governments and companies "must not shy away" from giving the public free access to sensitive information. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who launched the web on Christmas Day 1990, argued that open data was essential in " fighting poverty, accelerating industry and innovation, and reducing corruption". Read more <http://www.talktalk.co.uk/news/technology/article/open-data-vital-says-web- inventor/107215/> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/buruchara%40me.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.