Open-data scheme gives smart citizens their say

摘要

A citizen-led "open data" drive to capture information on how a city looks and functions was launched in Manchester this week. Manchester-based research organisation FutureEverything wants to create a grassroots community of citizens who compile and share data on their local environment. The aim is to make information on transport, weather, population and civic services available to the public, so that it can be used in innovative ways to help the city run more smoothly. At its conference, on Monday, FutureEverything announced a partnership with US technology firm Intel to provide the software and systems needed to make this possible.