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23 Feb, 2016

Tennessee to consider open data standards under proposed legislation

By Deborah Fisher|2016-02-23T18:24:05-06:00February 23, 2016|Categories: open data|Tags: Jeffrey Kriseman, open data, state government, State Rep. Jason Powell, State Sen. Jeff Yarbro|1 Comment

A bill that would create a task force to study the feasibility of state government to utilize an open data policy cleared the House State Government Committee on Tuesday. The task force created under the bill, H.B. 2215 / S.B. 2427, would: (1) Examine whether state agencies may collect or create information in a way that supports downstream information processing and dissemination activities, including using machine readable and open formats, data standards, and common core and extensible metadata for all new information creation and collection efforts; (2) Ensure information stewardship by the state agencies through the use of open licenses and review of information for privacy, confidentiality, security, or other [...]

Memphis report charts new approach to handling public records requests

By Deborah Fisher|2015-06-19T16:53:45-05:00May 5, 2015|Categories: Public Records, requests|Tags: A C Wharton Jr., fees for public records, Memphis, Mike Carpenter, open data, public records request, public records training, Sunlight Foundation, The Commercial Appeal|0 Comments

A top-to-bottom review presented to the mayor of Memphis last week charts a new approach to handling public records requests in Tennessee and takes direct aim at improving the underlying culture of openness. Among the 23 recommendations, it suggests a “fresh start” by re-assigning current public records custodians “to prevent adoption of incorrect methods or bad habits that have formed as part of the culture of the division or the department in which they work.” It talks about a “customer-friendly attitude,” suggests appointing a public records ombudsman to resolve disputes, and recommends a training program that would include a mix of city officials, media representatives and citizens “so each can gain [...]

Nashville creates open data portal

By Deborah Fisher|2019-09-11T18:46:55-05:00May 14, 2014|Categories: open data|Tags: Karl Dean, Nashville, open data|0 Comments

The city of Nashville has joined a "civic data" movement across the country in providing sets of government data on its website for download by citizens or citizen groups to create useful applications and to promote transparency. The executive order has been in the works for several months, and led by Mayor Karl Dean's co-chief innovation officer Yiaway Yeh. The portal “will serve as the destination for public access to Metro government data in a whole new way,” Dean told The Tennessean. Among the initial data sets are building permits, property standards violations, eBid monthly sales, government employee base salaries, park locations and special event permits and arts grants. Here's an [...]