This is an excellent article to read. I am very impressed with the thoughts. Here are some of the best quotes(for those who r in hurry or that TL;DR): We’re a long way from where we need to be — and end that will require governments to change, too. "No one tries to judge what uses people will have for it,” he said, “but having the information enables people to derive whatever they need.” ‘Are we saving money with open data?’ The only question I would suggest public agencies should focus on is ‘Are we doing the right thing? Are we making our data available and machine-consumable to our communities?’”