Lasting from November 15, 2010 to November 17, 2010,
The International Open Government Data Conference was a
conference
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Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...
sponsored by the
United States General Services Administration
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and hosted by the
United States Department of Commerce on the subject of open datasets globally, in coalition with the
United States' previously opened data.gov.
Presentations
Presentations on the subject of many global nations, including
New Zealand's set up of a dataset
website and Australia's presentation stressing
identity security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
.
Speakers
Many presenters appeared at the event, including the host, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Department of Commerce, Jay Reich.
Other notable attendees included:
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* Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States
*Derek Willis, Newsroom Developer, The New York Times
*Ken Rogers, Director of Enterprise Architecture and Planning, United States Department of State
*Neil Fantom, Manager of the Development Data Group, The World Bank
References
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External links
Data.gov Conference PageNew Zealand Data Site
presented in the above conference
Open government