Privacy according to the Guarantor: my interview with prof. Pizzetti [VIDEO]

On Mon, May 21, 2012 in Courses , Open Links , Privacy , Notifications , cloud , by Ernesto Belisario

Last Friday, in ForumPA 2012, I had the pleasure of interviewing the President of the Guarantor for the protection of personal data, Prof. Francesco Pizzetti. The delicate relationship between privacy and transparency, the evolution of the concept of confidentiality and its standardization, the importance of a culture of data for the development of the country, measures more than [...]

From CheFuturo.it: "Without the Apps4Italy, we must make Italians"

On Sat, 19 May 2012 in Articles , CheFuturo , Open Government , Open Links , by Ernesto Belisario

"The Open Government will be the most important political contribution of our generation." With these words of Tom Delsey ears still, a month ago I returned from Italy in Brasilia where he had just completed the first annual meeting of the Open Government Parnership (OGP), a multilateral project dedicated to affirm the principles around the world and [. ..]

See you at the International Festival of Journalism?

On Wed, April 25, 2012 in Courses , E-Government , Open Government , Open Links , Messages , by Ernesto Belisario

Also this year, I have the pleasure to participate in the International Journalism Festival in Perugia which takes 25 to 29 April 2012. Vast, as always, the program of events (which can be viewed by clicking here) where we'll cover some issues dear to readers of this blog (in particular: public communication, open data and [...]

OGP 2012: why I came to Brazil

On Tue, April 17, 2012 in Articles , Open Government , Open Links , by Ernesto Belisario

Even if the other end of the World, the phone keeps ringing. Not all my customers and friends know of my trip in Brazil and some people ask me "What's so important to Brazil?". Richard Luna has asked me to write a piece that CheFuturo here: I hope not http://www.chefuturo.it/2012/04/la-democrazia-rinasce-oggi-in-brasile-litalia-invece-dorme/ seems [...]

The Shipping News: Open Government Partnership Meeting 2012

On Mon, 16 April 2012 in Open Government , Open Links , Messages , by Ernesto Belisario

Over the next two days, I will be in Brasilia to follow the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the Open Government Partnership, the project started in 2011 to affirm intergovernmental international principles of Open Government. It is therefore likely that, this week, the sites for my writing and my social are "monopolized" by this important [...]

Open Government: Lombardy writes the first regional plan

On Wed, April 4, 2012 in Open Government , Open Links , Messages , by Ernesto Belisario

Italy, in recent months, is getting to grips with the Open Date: multiply the portals of institutions, a proliferation of proposals for regional law, is taking care of the control room of the Digital Government Agenda. Often, however, lose sight of the fact that the availability of online public sector information [...]

Tech.Law: "The regional laws on Open Data: yet another Italian fashion?"

On Tue, March 27, 2012 in Articles , Links Open , Tech.Law , by Ernesto Belisario

Fool's Open Data. At least in words. More and more people, even in Italy, agreed on the need to give practical effect to the principle that data produced by public institutions in performing their functions belong to the community and, therefore, must be made available and reusable. "Open Date" is the expression applicant now also [...]

"Il Foglio" is called Open Data

On Wed, March 21, 2012 in Articles , Links Open , Reports , by Ernesto Belisario

In recent months, the theme of Open Data has become - gradually - increasingly important publications, conferences, and - above all - government initiatives that finally "liberate" their data. Insiders already know by heart opportunities, risks and case studies in the field, while the majority of citizens, [...]

Map of regional laws on Open Data

On Fri, March 9, 2012, in Laws old and new , Open Government , Open Links , Messages , by Ernesto Belisario

Open Data is the theme of the moment: after the launch of the national portal www.dati.gov.it, are multiplying initiatives of the Italian government and the datasets are already over 1600 released. How to know who reads this blog (or I have heard in conferences and webinars), have long been convinced that - even to accelerate the first [...]

IODL 2.0: the new Italian license for the Open Data is more simple and open

On Thu, March 8, 2012 in Open Government , Open Links , Messages , by Ernesto Belisario

There's good news for the Italian Open Data movement, a news item which I hold dear: FormezPA has published a new version of the Italian Open Data Licence, the IODL 2.0. The new license, which joins the IODL 1.0 (published in April 2011), is available online at this new address and has the goal of becoming [...]