[LINK] FOI, Accessibility, Data Access and Metadata for the Government Web

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Tom Worthington wrote:
> The Web Standards Group is meeting to look at recent developments with
> requirements for FOI, Accessibility, data access, and metadata for
> government web sites, in Canberra, 19 October, 2010:
> <http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=181>.
> 
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> RSVP: <http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=181>.

and from US...
> The President Signs H.R. 553, The Reducing Over-Classification Act
>  Today, the President signed into law bipartisan legislation to decrease over-classification and promote information sharing across the federal government and with state, local, tribal, and private sector entities.
> 
> As the President has highlighted previously, protecting national security information and demonstrating our commitment to open government through the proper application of classification standards are equally important and compatible priorities.  Enlisting the power of our democratic values strengthens our ability to counter terrorism, and is critical to keeping America secure and the American people informed.
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/10/07/president-signs-hr-553-reducing-over-classification-act>

Marghanita
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