Open Data officially became the federal government's basic policy

Identifying Open Data as the basic policy that all federal agencies must abide by is the key to Obama's acceleration of the U.S. technology industry as a global leader in the Big Data era.

U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive decree on Thursday demanding that all new government data be open to the public by computer from now on. The White House Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Technology Policy also have an Open Data policy that ensures federal government treats government information as an asset.

The original intention of Open Data was to open up closed government data to businesses, researchers and the general public. Promote new products, services and entrepreneurship. At a news conference, Steven VanRoekel, CIO of the U.S. federal government, took GPS and weather data open to the public and gave birth to the navigation market. He pointed out that opening up data will drive business innovation.

"Government information is a golden mountain, but these government data is stored in paper-based documents and proprietary systems that digitize as government information becomes available, but government agencies will also protect privacy, confidentiality and security "

The decree signed this week by Obama is the third phase of its plan to open government. As early as the first phase of the Obama administration in 2009, the Obama administration released an open government guidance document that specified the stage of development for the open, transparent and collaborative administration of the federal government. During the second phase of the White House's opening up of its government strategy in 2011, the government released its Open Government Partnership Program and worked with governments of 46 countries around the world to promote transparency. The White House set out concrete measures for transparency in its government's opening up of the government's national plan of action.

As the third phase of an open government plan, the decree signed by Obama this week and the open government policy promulgated by the White House requires the government departments to index government data internally and publicize all publicly available data lists. Within 30 days of the enactment of an Open Government Order, federal agencies will have access to tools and best practice guidance through a unified online open source repository, with federal government CTO Todd Park and Chief Information Officer VanRoekel to be responsible for maintaining the open government online repository and ensuring All departments can smooth the implementation of the opening government order.

Kevin Richards, vice president of FGATA, said that the Open Data Order will stimulate innovation while helping the federal government meet its challenges without increasing manpower.

By basing Open Data on the groundwork for all federal agencies, Obama is giving the U.S. technology industry the key to continuing to lead the world in the Big Data era:

Open Data undoubtedly will stimulate business innovation, increase employment opportunities and improve the efficiency of government governance. For the government and people are a win-win situation.

The White House also announced some Open Data related actions, including open data Data.gov will release new services, including data visualization and mapping tools, as well as developer-oriented APIs. VanRoekel, chief information officer of the U.S. government, and Park, chief technology officer, will also release free and open source tools for the Open Data project at Github.

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