European Commission to adopt Open Data Strategy

"... the European Commission, ... has announced that they will be adopting a new Open Data Strategy from the 29th November. The aims of the strategy are to increase government transparency, and hopefully generate overall economic gains ... there is much more work to be done in standardising rules around issues such as licensing and pricing, as well as promoting better practices across the Union. ... there is much more work to be done in standardising rules around issues such as licensing and pricing, as well as promoting better practices across the Union."
The original post by Theodora Middleton