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Russia: President is Critisized for New Open Data Initiative.

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Governance, Technology, RuNet Echo

Russian expert for open data criticized President Medvedev's  initiative [1] [RUS] to put more government data online. The criticism revolves around the lack of transparency, a question of what data should be published and the lack of public discussion around this issue.