Comments on: A change of direction for the OS ? http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/a-change-of-direction-for-the-os/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Keith Wishart http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/a-change-of-direction-for-the-os/comment-page-1/#comment-153164 Keith Wishart Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:31:15 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=627#comment-153164 Hi Ed, It does all seems to be coming to a head... but I believe that the statement in the PBR is just a restatement of what was in the original terms of reference for the trading fund review (http://www.shareholderexecutive.gov.uk/publications/pdf/tradingfunds250608terms.pdf). I was anticipating something in the PBR itself...but I'm hoping that the delay is due to a recognition that the policy makers needs to get this one right. Hi Ed,

It does all seems to be coming to a head… but I believe that the statement in the PBR is just a restatement of what was in the original terms of reference for the trading fund review (http://www.shareholderexecutive.gov.uk/publications/pdf/tradingfunds250608terms.pdf).

I was anticipating something in the PBR itself…but I’m hoping that the delay is due to a recognition that the policy makers needs to get this one right.

]]> By: Anthony Cartmell http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/a-change-of-direction-for-the-os/comment-page-1/#comment-153161 Anthony Cartmell Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:21:15 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=627#comment-153161 This sounds like the pressure from the Show us a Better Way competition winners, and the requirement for online crime mapping, are starting to have an effect. Plus, of course, the many small online mapping applications that are springing up to benefit UK people (mainly thanks to Google's excellent Maps API) such as http://www.fillthathole.org.uk :) If this means that the budget will remove some of the licence restrictions on geospatial information in the UK then it must be Good News for everyone. This sounds like the pressure from the Show us a Better Way competition winners, and the requirement for online crime mapping, are starting to have an effect. Plus, of course, the many small online mapping applications that are springing up to benefit UK people (mainly thanks to Google’s excellent Maps API) such as http://www.fillthathole.org.uk :)

If this means that the budget will remove some of the licence restrictions on geospatial information in the UK then it must be Good News for everyone.

]]> By: Ed http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/a-change-of-direction-for-the-os/comment-page-1/#comment-153160 Ed Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:24:18 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=627#comment-153160 Hi Justin, This is not about privatisation- this is about how the OS trades.. how it charges for data, and its relationship with other departments. This has been on the cards for a while, although I think the issue with derived data no doubt moved this up the agenda a bit ! The privatisation stories from yesterday seem to be just speculation. ed Hi Justin,

This is not about privatisation- this is about how the OS trades.. how it charges for data, and its relationship with other departments. This has been on the cards for a while, although I think the issue with derived data no doubt moved this up the agenda a bit !

The privatisation stories from yesterday seem to be just speculation.

ed

]]> By: Justin Saunders http://www.edparsons.com/2008/11/a-change-of-direction-for-the-os/comment-page-1/#comment-153159 Justin Saunders Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:17:53 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=627#comment-153159 This is one of the more interesting reactions: http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=266 This is one of the more interesting reactions: http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=266

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