國際間的Open Data

G8 Open Data Charter(八大工業國簽署Open Data Charter)

八大工業國(美國、英國、德國、法國、義大利、日本、俄國、加拿大)在北愛爾蘭簽署Open Data Chart，其中包含五大原則─

Principle 1: Open Data by Default(預設為開放資料)

Principle 2: Quality and Quantity(品質和數量)

Principle 3: Usable by All(讓所有人使用)

Principle 4: Releasing Data for Improved Governance(為了改善政府治能)

Principle 5: Releasing Data for Innovation(為了創新思維)

Preamble第一點就說明了這份簽署怎麼重視Open Data：

1) The world is witnessing the growth of a global movement facilitated by technology and social media and fuelled by information – one that contains enormous potential to create more accountable, efficient, responsive, and effective governments and businesses, and to spur economic growth.

Open data sit at the heart of this global movement. 
(末句參考翻譯→開放資料正位於這全球變革的核心位置)

Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt(Chairman and Co-Founder, Open Data Institute)在英國每日電訊報(The Telegraph)發表一篇《G8 Open Data Charter: why it matters》指出：“a new era in which people can use open data to generate insights, ideas, and services to create a better world for all.”(參考翻譯→一個全新的時代，人們可以使用開放資料生成見解、想法和服務，去創造一個更美好的世界。)

再分享一個20年前WWW創辦人之一的英國Tim Berners-Lee爵士在TED的演說《The year open data went worldwide》，你會更明白Open Data帶來什麼生命的美好。