I just read an online cause here-
http://sunlightfoundation.com/savethedata/
Some of the most important technology programs that keep Washington accountable are in danger of being eliminated. Data.gov, USASpending.gov, the IT Dashboard and other federal data transparency and government accountability programs are facing a massive budget cut, despite only being a tiny fraction of the national budget. Help save the data and make sure that Congress doesn’t leave the American people in the dark.
I wonder why the federal government/ non profit agencies can help create a SPARQL database, and in days of cloud computing, why a tech major cannot donate storage space to it, after all despite US corporate tax rate being high, US technological companies do end up paying a lower rate thanks to tax breaks/routing overseas revenue.
In the new age data is power, and the US has led in its mission to use technology to further its own values even especially in Middle East. The datasets should be made public and transitioned to the private sector/academia for research and re designing for data augmentation with out straining the massive deficit /borrowing/ fighting 3 wars. Of particular interest would be datasets of campaign finances and donors especially given large number of retail/small donors/internet marketing in elections as it will also help serve as an example of democracy and change. Even countries like China can create a corruption/expense efficiency tracking internal dashboard with restricted rights to help with rural and urban governance.
Related Articles
- Data.gov and other transparency sites to be shut down due budget cuts (flowingdata.com)
- Empirical study of real-world SPARQL queries (ivan-herman.name)
- Data.gov & 7 Other Sites to Shut Down After Budgets Cut (readwriteweb.com)
- Watchdogs Criticize Federal Data Dashboard Accuracy (informationweek.com)
- The benefits of remote computing may be winning over skeptics (thegazette.com)
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