The evolution of Safecast is a glimpse into networked accountability.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 29 June 2011
After a tsunami caused a nuclear disaster in Japan, a radiation detection network starting aggregating and publishing data. The result, Safecast, shows how citizen science and open data are changing our understanding of the world.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 16 June 2011
The good, the bad, and the edgy in open government at Computers, Freedom & Privacy.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 13 June 2011
Examined dilemmas in data storage, sharing, consent, segmentation, and
more.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 10 June 2011
A major bash by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Institute of Medicine--together with the NIH, EPA, and others--drew hundreds of people yesterday in Washington, DC to discuss the use of government data in health care. Some of the interesting apps on display, and a look toward next steps.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 7 June 2011
Indivo is an open-source Personal Health Record (PHR) system. Last month, Andy Oram interviewed Daniel Haas of Children's Hospital about this project, which Haas will present at OSCON.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 3 June 2011
Anyone following policy issues around technological innovation has noticed the power and scope of patents expanding over time. To understand the forces contributing to this, I recommend a thoughtful, readable summary--and highlight the role played by internal documents at the patent office.
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