ODUG 3: Revenge of the user?
If you're a follower of my Open Data shenanigans then you may like to know that I'm happily continuing with my work on the Open Data User Group . This year is an important one for the Transparency agenda. We will end with an election but in the mean time, we'll be looking to create the National Information Infrastructure . I won't repeat all of the content that's out there - check out the links provided for the latest. What I will do though is give you a view on what I hope will happen between now and May 2015. NII - A framework for the future The National Information Infrastructure (NII) is intended to be the mechanism, rules, list (and whatever else) that provides us with our national data backbone. Think of it like any other national infrastructure such as roads, rail, phone or water - these are the key services that enable business, government and society to operate. Without them, we're in trouble! Data is just the same - the NII will define whic