The Role of Civic Tech Communities in PSI Reuse and Open Data Policies

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The latest ePSI Platform Topic Report looks into the role of civic tech communities in the reuse of Public Sector Information and Open Data Policies.The report, written by Daniel Dietrich, briefly introduces the concepts of Open Government and Open Data, and explains why related government programs tend to fall short on delivering the desired impacts when they are approached as merely technical exercises, publishing data into a central portal while neglecting the importance to supporting actual reuse by various stakeholders.