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title: "Data.gov.uk"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data.gov.uk"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T10:16:46.481888+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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== Current technology infrastructure ==
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The site uses the CKAN platform for data publishing. There is high variability in the format and presentation of the data; some data files are available as structured raw data in a machine-readable format such as CSV, while others are only available as analysed data in a human-friendly format such as a PDF file containing a pivot table. data.gov.uk functions as a searchable data catalogue, with links to data that is hosted by the individual UK Government departments, and does not host data itself.
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== Previous technology infrastructure ==
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In addition to the data searchable through the data.gov.uk site, from 2016 until 2021, a very small number of datasets were made available as 'registers' through the Registers Service. Registers were structured raw datasets that are intended to be a canonical, reliable, and always up-to-date source of data. Registers shared a common API, and can be read by both humans and machines. They were offered as JSON, CSV, and RDF files, the latter allowing to link multiple registers together. The Registers service was retired on 15 March 2021.
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== Similar projects in other countries ==
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The European Public Sector Information (PSI) Platform maintains a list of PSI data catalogues provided by governments, and providing direct access to data.
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The European Commission (EC) has created two portals for the European Union (EU): the EU Open Data Portal, which gives access to open data from the EU institutions, agencies, and other bodies, and the PublicData portal that provides datasets from local, regional, and national public bodies across Europe. In the Netherlands, the DataverseNL Network hosts data deposited by Dutch Universities and Institutes.
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== See also ==
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Government 2.0
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GOV.UK
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Linked data
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Merton Thesis
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Open access (publishing)
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Open content
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Open data
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Open research
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TheyWorkForYou
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Open.data.gov.sa
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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Davies, Tim (2010). The potential of open government data as a tool in democratic engagement and reform of public services : the case of data.gov.uk (Thesis). University of Oxford, England. OCLC 701462227.
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Nigel Shadbolt; Kieron O'Hara; Tim Berners-Lee; Nicholas Gibbins; Hugh Glaser; Wendy Hall; M. C. Schraefel (May 2012). "Linked Open Government Data: Lessons from data.gov.uk" (PDF). IEEE Intelligent Systems. 27 (3). IEEE Intelligent Systems, 27, 201205, 16: 16–24. doi:10.1109/MIS.2012.23. ISSN 1541-1672. OCLC 5872705607. S2CID 16865792.
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== External links ==
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data.gov.uk — official homepage
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Cabinet Office - Transparency
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10 Downing Street - Transparency Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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Guardian video: Tim Berners-Lee on the UK national data website launch |