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Government Open Data Portals: a look at CKAN and Socrata

In the world of digital government, the choice of an open data platform can significantly influence transparency, engagement, and operational efficiency. While many solutions exist, CKAN and Socrata stand out as prominent options for creating open data portals. This post explores why governments might consider CKAN, an open-source platform, over proprietary alternatives like Socrata.

by Paul Walsh

Blog, CKAN, Client profile, Climate, Drupal, Government, Open Data

New Vehicle Emissions Star Rating: using public data to benefit the environment

Link Digital congratulates the New South Wales Government on the launch last week of its new website, Vehicle Emissions Star Rating (VESR), and we are thrilled to have played a role as its developer.

by Andrew Nette

Blog, CKAN, Government, Open Data

Data4me: a best practice in data portal configuration

The Data4me site is working on linking to more portals for data harvesting (Data.NSW and the NSW Climate Data Portal to start with), increasing its useability, and exploring the potential for Artificial Intelligence to help with the data searching process.

by Andrew Nette