Open Data!

This part of the NSDS Guidelines is concerned with the issues that managers of national statistical systems (NSS) should consider to make statistical agencies more open and transparent and to make statistical information more accessible and useful. It covers concepts and definitions of openness and how these are increasingly used to promote accountability and transparency of government. While the focus of the discussion is on how statistical systems, agencies, and operations can be made more open, the discussion is placed within the context of government-wide initiatives and standards.