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Paper Worth Reading: Government Data and the Invisible Hand

David Robinson, Harlan Yu, William Zeller and Edward Felten have a great paper (pre-publish preview) at Yale Journal of Law & Technology challenging the mainstream thinking regarding role of IT in Government Services. I gave a talk last y… Continue

Posted on June 6, 2008 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

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About Me:: Geomatics Engineer and Software Developer by training... but distracted by humanities. Interested in the wider applications of maps and geography. Currently working as Geoscience Data Manager at an Australian government agency.

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At 11:03am on June 5, 2008, Shoaib Burq said…: Thanks Lynda ... exciting to hear about the ALA project. Yes I'd love to provide input. just left John a message. Feel free to send it thru.

At 10:40am on June 5, 2008, John Tann said…: Shoab,
Linda kelly suggested I contact you. We are about to conduct a user needs analysis for the Atlas of Living Australia, and are in the process of amassing a broad range of contacts that work in different industries/sectors/professions and that use biodiversity data.
I am not sure if this applies to you, but you certainly may be able to provide some insight into the applications of this data.
Would you be available to answer a brief email survey, with a potential for follow up in the next few weeks?
John

At 8:52am on June 5, 2008, Lynda Kelly said…: Hi there Shoaib and welcome to our group. Would like to talk to you further as I'm currently doing a user needs analysis for the Atlas of Living Australia.

Talk soon!