Digital Preservation Coalition

DPC Response to Public Data Corporation and Open Data Consultation

DPC has responded to two connected consultations from the Cabinet Office on proposals for the Data Policy for a proposed Public Data Corporation and for the UK government's Open Data Policy. 

The DPC believes that open data should be planned for the long-term otherwise the opportunities that it creates will be unsustainable and underdeveloped. Four practical implications follow from this principle: open data needs to be signposted predictably so that links and references to data are resilient; open data needs to be robust in terms of format, media and description to avoid the inadvertent disruptions caused by obsolescence and media failure; changes to open data need to be tracked and published to ensure that the integrity and authenticity is not lost; open data needs to be predictable in form enabling comparison of performance through time and facilitating the creation and refinement of analytical tools.

• See the original consultation on Making Open Data Real
• See DPC Response to the Making Open Data Real consultation
• See the original consultation on Data Policy for a Public Data Corporation
• See DPC Response to Public Data Corporation consultation