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Linking Government Data, 9781461417668 (146141766X), Springer, 2011

The Linked Open Data Project started just four years ago in 2007. In that short time Linked Data has grown into an almost mainstream activity for many governments around the world. As of this writing, the US Government’s open data site listed twenty one countries whose governments publish open data regarding the operations of their public sector, with roughly one third of them publishing Linked Data using the data standards of theWorldWideWeb Consortium1. Those numbers show every sign of increasing in the immediate future.

TheWorldWideWeb of 2011 is a mature and trusted information system, allowing its broad adoption even by laggards. As an information system owned by no one and yet open to vendors, governments and private citizens, the Web has become a natural place to publish information for public dissemination. The wide availability of Web clients, be they on mobile phones, laptop or desktop computers, tablets or game consoles, and the provision of public access services (especially by libraries) has made publication on theWeb a preferred way for governments to empower their citizenry, or at least pretend to do so.

The Web is mature, and yet ever changing. The use of the Web to facilitate clean and uncorrupt government is likewise both viable now and capable of so much more in the future. It is our privilege to be a part of that change. We hope the information presented in this book can assist readers to join us.

The uptake of open data publication in general and Linked Data approaches in specific has mirrored interest by the public in governmental transparency. Some activists, such as the non-profits Sunlight Foundation2 and Transparency International3, aim to foster governmental fairness and reduce opportunities for corruption, nepotism and other illegal activities. Although the thesis that governmental transparency initiatives will assist those goals has yet to be proven, Sunlight Foundation in particular has embraced the publication of governmental information on theWeb.

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